{"id":1531290,"date":"2025-04-19T19:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T23:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1531290"},"modified":"2025-04-19T19:10:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T23:10:00","slug":"dr-oz-declares-all-out-war-on-americas-corrupt-healthcare-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/dr-oz-declares-all-out-war-on-americas-corrupt-healthcare-system\/1531290\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Oz Declares All-Out War On America&#8217;s Corrupt Healthcare System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Dr. Oz Declares All-Out War On America&#8217;s Corrupt Healthcare System<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vigilantfox.com\/p\/dr-oz-declares-all-out-war-on-americas\"><em>Via The Vigilant Fox,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>This week, Dr. Mehmet Oz was sworn in as the new Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) during a high-stakes ceremony at the White House.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/httpssubstack-post-media.s3.amaz%20%2825%29_5.jpg?itok=w2CAeNy6\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wasting no time, Dr. Oz laid out the brutal truth: America is sick\u2014and it\u2019s bankrupting us. \u201c<strong>70% of the healthcare expenditures of this country are driven by chronic disease<\/strong>,\u201d he said. His message wasn\u2019t about throwing more money at the problem or prescribing more pills. It was about fixing the root cause\u2014our collapsing health.<\/p>\n<p>He didn\u2019t mince words. \u201cIt is your patriotic duty\u2014I\u2019ll say it again\u2014the patriotic duty of all Americans to take care of themselves because it\u2019s important for serving in the military, but it\u2019s\u00a0<strong>also important because healthy people don\u2019t consume healthcare resources.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The payoff, he said, is both personal and national: \u201c<strong>The best way to reduce drug spend is use less drugs<\/strong>\u2014because you don\u2019t need them\u2014because you\u2019re healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Oz is calling on Americans to rise up and take charge of their health\u2014not just for themselves, but for the future of the country.<\/p>\n<p>As the newly appointed head of CMS, Dr. Oz said that his plan begins with facing the harsh reality:<\/p>\n<p>America is sick\u2014and it\u2019s costing us everything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c70% of the healthcare expenditures of this country are driven by chronic disease,\u201d Oz said.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not just unsustainable\u2014it\u2019s\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rzh7ClOXAz\">pic.twitter.com\/Rzh7ClOXAz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Vigilant Fox \ud83e\udd8a (@VigilantFox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VigilantFox\/status\/1913327679639785948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After diagnosing the problem, Dr. Oz explained that he wanted to overhaul Medicare and Medicaid from top to bottom\u2014ripping off the mask and exposing the dysfunction that\u2019s held the system back for decades. Transparency, he said, is the key to everything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president is showing that he actually does love and cherish Medicare, with all of these executive orders\u2014like the one on transparency\u2014that really helps us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By pulling back the curtain, he believes we can finally tackle the rot that\u2019s been festering behind closed doors. \u201cYou shine a light in the dark shadows where so much of the problems happen with the healthcare system,\u201d he said. Because, as he put it plainly, \u201c<strong>The most expensive care is bad quality care<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t about more red tape. It\u2019s about trust\u2014and results.<\/p>\n<p>After laying out the problem, Dr. Oz turned to the solution\u2014and it\u2019s a heroic one.<\/p>\n<p>He says it\u2019s time to tear the mask off Medicare and Medicaid, and finally deliver real reform, real transparency, and real modernization\u2014so Americans actually get the care they want, need, and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rGNc7f5npq\">pic.twitter.com\/rGNc7f5npq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Vigilant Fox \ud83e\udd8a (@VigilantFox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VigilantFox\/status\/1913328475160842401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Then came the fire. Dr. Oz declared war on the fraudsters looting the system. And he meant it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>We want to crush fraud, waste, abuse<\/strong>,\u201d he said. But the gloves were off now. \u201cI\u2019ve got a message for all the bad guys from me, the secretary and the president:<strong>\u00a0we are going to stop people from stealing from our most vulnerable, from stealing with the taxpayers of America<\/strong>, who are honestly trying to support these programs and we\u2019re going to be able to do in quite a few ways.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then came the warning shot: \u201c<strong>We are coming for you!<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Oz made it clear this wasn\u2019t just tough talk. It\u2019s a full-scale overhaul of a broken system\u2014and the fraudsters have officially been put on notice.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when Dr. Oz flipped the table\u2014and declared open season on the fraudsters looting the system.<\/p>\n<p>This wasn\u2019t just a warning. It was a scorched-earth announcement that the free ride is over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to crush fraud, waste, abuse,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>But it didn\u2019t stop there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ckEcUyTtkr\">pic.twitter.com\/ckEcUyTtkr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Vigilant Fox \ud83e\udd8a (@VigilantFox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VigilantFox\/status\/1913329347207057797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s when the bombs started to fall. Dr. Oz didn\u2019t just talk about corruption\u2014he brought the receipts. And what he revealed is outrageous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlmost a quarter million people, American citizens were\u00a0<strong>fraudulently enrolled, without their knowledge<\/strong>, in exchange programs by brokers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTens of millions of dollars\u2026 are being spent on\u00a0<strong>illegal immigrants receiving Medicaid<\/strong>\u00a0in California and pushing the bill to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are spending about a billion dollars on Medicaid programs for dual state eligible patients\u2026\u00a0<strong>we\u2019re paying all three states for services you\u2019re not getting because you don\u2019t live in three states all at once<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But it gets worse. Medicaid is being drained for perks that have nothing to do with medicine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPublic labor unions are getting childcare through some of this money\u2014Housekeeping! I wish I could get that for my home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a big problem with student loan repayments taking place with Medicaid dollars. That\u2019s not where it should be used,\u201d Dr. Oz stressed. \u201cAnd we are paying for DEI programs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Enough was enough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have created a war room at CMS to go after, t<strong>o catch the fraud in real time before the money leaves the federal coffers<\/strong>,\u201d Dr. Oz said.<\/p>\n<p>This was the moment everyone had been waiting for. One by one, the bombs started to drop.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Oz pulled out the receipts\u2014and what he exposed is flat-out criminal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlmost a quarter million people, American citizens were fraudulently enrolled, without their knowledge, in\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eqBunEY5GE\">pic.twitter.com\/eqBunEY5GE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Vigilant Fox \ud83e\udd8a (@VigilantFox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VigilantFox\/status\/1913331163470442534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>But before stepping away, Dr. Oz ended with a vision.<\/p>\n<p>After exposing the rot, he looked forward\u2014with hope and resolve. He turned to President Trump, shook his hand, and made a promise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether we\u2019re going to make the care better, we\u2019re going to make the outcomes improve, and we are going to make sure America can actually be\u00a0<strong>the healthiest country that could have possibly be<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And then he ended with this important line: \u201c<strong>We will \u2018Make America Healthy Again.<\/strong>\u2019 God bless you both, sir.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But before stepping away, Dr. Oz ended on a message of hope.<\/p>\n<p>After exposing the rot and corruption, he looked to the future\u2014with confidence and conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Before shaking President Trump\u2019s hand, Dr. Oz delivered a final promise:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether we\u2019re going make the care better,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hjz6NUjSPk\">pic.twitter.com\/hjz6NUjSPk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Vigilant Fox \ud83e\udd8a (@VigilantFox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VigilantFox\/status\/1913333289735360565?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2025<\/a> <\/div>\n<p>      <span class=\"field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden\"><a title=\"View user profile.\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/users\/tyler-durden\" class=\"username\">Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\">Sat, 04\/19\/2025 &#8211; 15:10<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/dr-oz-declares-all-out-war-americas-corrupt-healthcare-system\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/dr-oz-declares-all-out-war-americas-corrupt-healthcare-system<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Oz Declares All-Out War On America&#8217;s Corrupt Healthcare System Via The Vigilant Fox, This week, Dr. Mehmet Oz was sworn in as the new&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1531291,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1531290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1531290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1531290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1531290\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1531291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1531290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1531290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1531290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}