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Mehmet Oz: “One half of all the money, more than one half, all the money…”

Featuring: Mehmet Oz, Republican | Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | National

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Make America Healthy: Keynote and Fireside Chat with CMS Administrator Dr. Oz

Published | Video Starts at 32:22

I would encourage you to as just one stat on the fraud side. One half of the money we recover at CMS is driven by tips received from whistleblowers. One half and One half of all the money, more than one half, all the money that the federal government recovers for fraud, waste and abuse is from CMS and health fraud. So we are the biggest target, but we have the biggest opportunity to benefit from whistleblowers. Which gives me tremendous confidence. (32:22–32:31)

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Asserts that more than half of federal recoveries for fraud, waste, and abuse come from CMS and health fraud.

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