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California only has itself to blame for Medicaid funding cuts due to fraud

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CA Post Editorial Board. (2026, October 22). California only has itself to blame for Medicaid funding cuts due to fraud. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/21/opinion/california-only-has-itself-to-blame-for-medicaid-funding-cuts-due-to-fraud/

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Dr. Mehmet Oz has announced an additional $1.2 billion in Medicaid funding will be withheld from California due to suspected fraud, following previous cuts totaling $1.3 billion over hospice claims. This decision stems from a 24% increase in disability and age-based benefit claims in California, which is twice the national average. The article criticizes California's Democratic leadership for failing to address systemic fraud issues and lack of oversight, suggesting that ongoing fraud is harming legitimate beneficiaries by reducing available funding.

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As of October 22, 2026, the Trump administration announced it would withhold an additional $1.2 billion in Medicaid funding from California due to suspected fraud, following a previous withholding of $1.3 billion over hospice fraud concerns. Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Medicare and Medicaid chief, highlighted that claims for benefits based on age and disability have surged by 24% in California over three years, nearly double any other state's rate. This increase raises suspicions about potential fraudulent activities within the state’s Medicaid program. The funding cuts are a significant concern as they affect critical healthcare support for low-income individuals. Democrats in California have been criticized for not addressing fraud effectively, leading to federal taxpayers withholding funds intended for genuine beneficiaries.

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When will Gavin Newsom and his party learn that fraud doesn’t pay? asserted

fraud → learn → ?

Maybe now, after the Trump administration announced that it is withholding an additional $1.2 billion in Medicaid funding due to suspicion of fraud. asserted

it → announce → fraud

The announcement, by Medicare and Medicaid chief Dr. Mehmet Oz, is not the first warning California has had. asserted

California → have → Oz

Dr. Oz previously withheld $1.3 billion in funding due to concerns about hospice fraud — which California leaders belatedly admitted was a real problem. asserted

leaders → withhold → fraud

Now, Dr. Oz is pointing to the sudden and suspicious increase in the number of people claiming benefits in California due to age and disability. asserted

Oz → point → age

The state has seen a 24% increase in such claims over the past three years — twice the rate of any other state. uncertain

state → see → state

It looks dodgy — and it needs to be investigated. asserted

it → look → ?

Fraud is now costing California vast amounts of money, in two ways. asserted

Fraud → cost → ways

First, there’s the money the fraudsters steal. asserted

fraudsters → ’ → ?

Second, there’s the money that federal taxpayers won’t send to a state that lets it be stolen. asserted

it → ’ → state

Democrats have ignored fraud for far too long — and not just in Sacramento. asserted

Democrats → ignore → Sacramento

Democrats seem content to accept massive fraud, as long as some of the money finds its way to a worthy recipient, somehow. asserted

some → seem → recipient

These problems are even worse in California, where Republicans are a small minority in the Legislature and rarely win statewide office. asserted

Republicans → win → office

When Bill Essayli was in the state Assembly, Democrats kicked him off his committees for asking too many questions. asserted

Democrats → kick → questions

Now that he’s the lead federal prosecutor in LA, he’s holding people accountable — and not just for financial fraud, but for voter fraud as well. asserted

people → ’ → fraud

California Democrats have been running on the idea that President Donald Trump has cut Medicaid funding. asserted

Trump → run → funding

That’s not true: He only cut the rate of increase. asserted

He → ’ → increase

And he did that only by imposing work requirements to qualify for aid, which California rejects. asserted

California → do → which

The people who are really cutting Medicaid are the people in charge of the state who won’t dismantle the fraud networks and make sure the money is reaching people who really need it. asserted

who → cut → it

Democrats will complain, and they may sue, but the fact is that Trump and Dr. Oz are doing them a favor. That’s because the biggest victims of fraud in California are Californians themselves. uncertain

victims → complain → California

California only has itself to blame for Medicaid funding cuts due to fraud

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