On the streets with Dr Oz as surprise fraud crackdown sends daycare directors scrambling

What happened: CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz delivered warning letters to Kent Senior Care and Evergreen Adult Day Care in Flushing, Queens, questioning their Medicaid billing practices as part of a broader fraud crackdown. Key numbers: CMS officials conducted more than 80 visits and delivered warning letters to providers across New York Why it matters: Oz said federal authorities were conducting a broader crackdown that included arrests, search warrants and efforts to stop certain operators from billing Medicaid. Kent Senior Care declined comment; Evergreen did not immediately respond.

CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz delivered warning letters to Kent Senior Care and Evergreen Adult Day Care in Flushing, Queens, questioning their Medicaid billing practices as part of a broader fraud crackdown.

Oz said federal authorities were conducting a broader crackdown that included arrests, search warrants and efforts to stop certain operators from billing Medicaid. Kent Senior Care declined comment; Evergreen did not immediately respond.