Show Notes
- Dr. Mehmet Oz says Medicare and Medicaid fraud costs roughly $100 billion a year and says CMS has already stopped $42 billion in questionable payments from leaving the agency.
- He says chronic illness drives roughly two-thirds of U.S. health-care spending and argues obesity, processed food and preventable disease are major forces behind rising costs.
- Oz highlights expanded access to GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, including a Medicare program offering eligible patients medication for about $50 a month.
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