US EditionNewsom Files Civil Rights Complaint Accusing Dr. Oz of Targeting Armenian Americans
Newsom alleges Dr. Oz racially profiled Armenian Americans with unfounded $3.5 billion hospice fraud claims, causing harm to local businesses and prompting a civil rights complaint.
- On Thursday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services urging a probe into Dr. Mehmet Oz's baseless allegations targeting Armenian Americans.
- Dr. Mehmet Oz released a CMS-branded 'street investigation' video driving through Van Nuys, Los Angeles, pointing to a four-block area with 42 hospices and alleging roughly $3.5 billion in hospice fraud.
- Local business owners reported immediate harm as Movses Bislamyan, bakery owner, saw about a 30% drop in business after the viral video, while California revoked more than 280 hospice licenses since 2022.
- Oz publicly defended his actions on social media, saying `If there was a real defense for California's fraud crisis, we'd hear it`, while CMS and HHS demanded a comprehensive action plan within three weeks.
- House Republicans have scheduled a February 3 hearing on Medicare fraud, while California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned Oz's statements risk chilling Armenian Americans' hospice participation, a concern echoed by the Armenian National Committee of America.
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Newsom files civil rights complaint against Dr. Oz over video about health care fraud
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