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‘Major Red Flags’: Dr. Oz Joins MAGA Influencer Nick Shirley to Confront Alleged Fraudsters
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz joined MAGA influencer Nick Shirley to confront alleged fraudsters in New York City, with Oz stressing that the experience showed "...
‘Major Red Flags’: Dr. Oz Joins MAGA Influencer Nick Shirley to Confront Alleged Fraudsters
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz joined MAGA influencer Nick Shirley to confront alleged fraudsters in New York City, with Oz stressing that the experience showed "major red flags" in a video posted on Friday.
Oz, a member of President Donald Trump's administration, accompanied Shirley to a variety of different elderly daycare centers and medical equipment companies across the city, confronting folks who they say are committing both Medicare and Medicaid fraud — many of whom either did not speak English or seemed hesitant to answer questions about the services they provide.
"One of the largest fraud schemes in America is taking place in New York City as billions of dollars are being defrauded by organized Korean and Chinese mafias, along with other foreigners operating and stealing taxpayer dollars," Shirley claimed.
"It's almost certainly fraud," Oz said of an apartment they visited where three durable medical companies allegedly operate from, purporting that the benefactors make "$2 to $8 million a month."
"These guys grow like vermin," the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator continued. "There are twice as many durable medical suppliers in South Florida as McDonald's, because it's easier to open one than a bank account," alleging that there, "the Cuban government is involved."
His and Shirley's conversation continued:
Watch the full clip above via @NickShirley on YouTube
Chinese Mafia RAGES At Nick Shirley
Minnesota daycare owner outed by Nick Shirley admitted to filing more than $4.6M in false claims
A Minnesota daycare center owner featured in YouTuber Nick Shirley’s viral video showcasing alleged bogus childcare facilities has admitted that she defrauded the US government out of millions of d…
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Minnesota daycare owner outed by Nick Shirley admitted to filing more than $4.6M in false claims
DOJ Charges LA Hospice Operators With Fraud. Tangipa Wants CA Apology to Nick Shirley
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced federal charges against 10 Southern California defendants associated with defrauding Medi-Cal and Medicare for hospice care.
At the same time, a bill from Assemblymember Ali Macedo, R-Visalia, received a hearing Wednesday in the state Senate, which would put into law fraud protections prescribed by the California Department of Public Health, which said earlier this month that a “factual emergency exists.”
The report stated immediate action was needed to “avoid serious harm to public peace, health, safety, and general welfare.”
Macedo, said patients and families going through hospice often don’t know what questions to ask, what warning signs to look for, or how to tell whether a provider is acting appropriately.
She said the bill codifies “commonsense” accountability measures.
“This bill is about a very basic principle: If a provider is going to bill Medi-Cal for end-of-life care, the state should have a timely, clear, auditable record that the patient actually elected hospice and that informed consent was obtained,” Macedo told GV Wire. “Given the documented fraud concerns — and now CDPH’s own finding of a factual emergency — that is a very reasonable safeguard.”
Tangipa Wants Apology to Shirley
The criminal charges and emergency regulations come as California legislators advance another bill dubbed by Republican leaders as the “Stop Nick Shirley Act,” which both provides anonymity to care providers and restricts posting public images and information of business owners and workers.Earlier this month, Assemblymember David Tangipa, R-Clovis, said the CDPH audit vindicates Shirley, and Tangipa called on legislators to apologize to the YouTuber and investigator.
“The state of California owes Nick Shirley an apology…” Tangipa said on social media Sunday. “And not only him, owes the other legislators an apology as well for calling out the rampant fraud that is in our medical system.”
