Maine
Dr. Oz addresses findings of Maine Medicaid audit
PORTLAND (WGME) – The Trump administration continues to investigate Medicaid spending, especially in states led by Democrats, including Maine.
Dr. Oz, the former TV doctor whose now in charge of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has been highlighting evidence and allegations of fraud and improper spending in state-administered programs.
In a new, TV-studio-like video, Oz addresses the findings of a Maine audit that was released last month.
It found that Maine made more than $45 million in improper payments for autism services.
The investigation in this case found the payments appeared to be more the result of errors than fraud, but Oz and other federal officials have pointed to cases like this, as well as audits finding Medicaid fraud in separate cases in Maine and Minnesota, as evidence of a need for a federal crackdown.
Oz says he’s written a letter to Maine Governor Janet Mills demanding more information about how the state is preventing fraud.