American Thought Leaders
The Epoch Times
At a time when our nation is portrayed as increasingly polarized, media often ignore viewpoints and stories that are worthy of attention. American Thought Leaders, hosted by The Epoch Times Senior Editor Jan Jekielek, features in-depth discussions with some of America’s most influential thought leaders on pertinent issues facing our nation today.
Categories: News & Politics
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“Minnesota … is just the tip of the iceberg,” says Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Minnesota has become the epicenter of several overlapping fraud investigations of childcare programs, small business pandemic loans, and Medicaid services. Earlier this month, Dr. Oz traveled to Minnesota to tour suspected fraud sites and meet with whistleblowers and announced that over $2 billion in annual Medicaid funding might be withheld.
“What we’re seeing in Minnesota, which is billions of dollars of fraud that hurts our most vulnerable people and puts them at risk … is dwarfed by what I saw in California, which is whole-scale cultural malfeasance around health care,” Dr. Oz says.
“The magnitude of fraud there, we believe, is approximating $4 billion just in hospice and home health care,” he says.
Dr. Oz oversees programs that together constitute about one-fourth of the entire U.S. federal budget.
In this episode, he breaks down how the home health care and hospice systems are being exploited on a massive scale and also how Medicare beneficiary numbers are being stolen and weaponized for fraudulent billing schemes.
As the administration approaches its one‑year mark, he reflects on efforts to cut waste, lower drug prices, and transform health in America.
President Donald Trump has recently unveiled his new “Great Healthcare Plan” to lower prices and increase transparency.
“For decades, Americans have been paying three times more than Europeans and other developed nations have been paying for the exact same drugs made in the same facilities,” Dr. Oz says.
Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.
Previous episodes
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1926 - Dr. Mehmet Oz: Up to $4 Billion in Health Care Fraud in CaliforniaSat, 17 Jan 2026 - 0h
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1925 - The Evidence of Harm: What the Data Really Show About Pediatric Transgender Procedures | Leor SapirThu, 15 Jan 2026 - 0h
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1924 - The Untold Story Behind Reagan’s ‘Tear Down This Wall’ Speech | Producer Mark JosephTue, 13 Jan 2026 - 0h
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1923 - Devin Nunes on Ending the Politicization of America’s Intelligence AgenciesSat, 10 Jan 2026
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1922 - Exclusive: Inside SBA’s Crack Down on Loan Fraud Nationwide | Administrator Kelly LoefflerThu, 08 Jan 2026 - 0h
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1921 - Why Maduro’s Capture Is a Major Blow for Beijing | J. Michael WallerTue, 06 Jan 2026 - 0h
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1920 - Link Between Antifa and Homelessness Nonprofits | Jonathan ChoeSat, 03 Jan 2026 - 0h
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1919 - Alex Berenson: What Teens Should Know About Cannabis and THCThu, 01 Jan 2026 - 0h
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1918 - Chloe Cole Breaks Down Major HHS Shift on Gender Medicine—and Why It MattersTue, 30 Dec 2025 - 0h
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1917 - The Woke Movement Has Peaked. What’s Next? | Andrew DoyleSat, 27 Dec 2025
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1916 - How Overdiagnosis Turns Healthy People Into Patients | Alan CasselsTue, 23 Dec 2025 - 0h
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1915 - Rob Schneider: Here’s What’s Wrong With Our Culture TodaySat, 20 Dec 2025 - 0h
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1914 - The Reagan-Era Strategy That Could Reignite America’s Technological Power | Michael SekoraThu, 18 Dec 2025 - 0h
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1913 - What Americans Aren’t Told About Psychiatric Medications | Robert WhitakerTue, 16 Dec 2025
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1912 - Former US Army Pacific Chief Reveals What’s Missing in US Taiwan Strategy | Gen. Charles Flynn (Ret.)Sat, 13 Dec 2025
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1911 - Future of European Security and Russia-Ukraine Peace Efforts: Latvia Foreign Minister Baiba BrazeThu, 11 Dec 2025 - 0h
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1910 - Former CDC Director Calls for Removal of mRNA Vaccines for COVID-19 | Dr. Robert RedfieldTue, 09 Dec 2025
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1909 - Robert Kiyosaki: Why America’s Middle Class Keeps Getting PoorerSat, 06 Dec 2025 - 0h
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1908 - Does the Soul Exist Outside the Brain? Insights from a Neurosurgeon | Dr. Michael EgnorThu, 04 Dec 2025 - 0h
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1907 - From Statins to Paxil, Here’s What’s Wrong With a Lot of Medical Research | Maryanne DemasiTue, 02 Dec 2025 - 0h
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1906 - Exclusive: Kash Patel Talks China Fentanyl, Violent Networks, ‘Burn Bags,’ and MoreSat, 29 Nov 2025 - 0h
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1905 - Why These 9 Institutions Must Be Reformed Post-COVID | Jeffrey TuckerTue, 25 Nov 2025
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1904 - How a Little Known Technology Can Break China’s Rare Earths Stranglehold | Dr. James TourSat, 22 Nov 2025 - 0h
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1903 - How Your Private Data Is Packaged, Sold, and Deployed to Target You | Joe WeilThu, 20 Nov 2025
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1902 - From Gene-Edited Babies to ‘Bodyoids,’ the Brave New World of Modern Medicine | Dr. Aaron KheriatyTue, 18 Nov 2025 - 0h
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1901 - He Refused Billions From China. Now They’re Trying to Destroy His Company | Declan GanleySat, 15 Nov 2025 - 0h
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1900 - How School Closures Irrevocably Harmed a Generation | Natalya MurakhverThu, 13 Nov 2025 - 0h
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1899 - How I Discovered a Possible Cure for My Son’s Incurable Disease | Patrick GirondiTue, 11 Nov 2025 - 0h
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1898 - The Myths We’re Told About Climate Change | Michael ShellenbergerSat, 08 Nov 2025 - 0h
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1897 - It’s Time to Ban Transplant Tourism to China | Rep. Neal DunnThu, 06 Nov 2025 - 0h
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1896 - Canning, Compost, and Chickens: How to Stop Relying on Others for Food | Special EpisodeTue, 04 Nov 2025 - 0h
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1895 - New Evidence Shows SSRI Antidepressants Can Cause Permanent Harm to Sexual Function | Dr. Irwin GoldsteinSat, 01 Nov 2025 - 0h
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1894 - David Green and Bill High: How One Family Built a Billion-Dollar Company That Gives Away Half Its ProfitsThu, 30 Oct 2025 - 0h
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1893 - Here’s How Trump Can Leverage the CCP’s Greatest Vulnerability | Ambassador Sam BrownbackWed, 29 Oct 2025 - 0h
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1892 - What Doctors Often Don’t Tell You About Antidepressants | Dr. Josef Witt-DoerringTue, 28 Oct 2025 - 0h
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1891 - Charles Murray: I Thought Religion Was Irrelevant to Me. I Was Wrong.Sat, 25 Oct 2025 - 0h
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1890 - CCP Power Plays in Tariff Talks Explained | John Moolenaar, Chairman of the House CCP CommitteeThu, 23 Oct 2025 - 0h
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1889 - Against the Grain: The NBA Player Who Refused to Kneel or Get the Shot | Jonathan IsaacTue, 21 Oct 2025 - 0h
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1888 - The CCP’s Gloves Are Off in Trade War—What’s Next? | Lee SmithSat, 18 Oct 2025 - 0h
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1887 - Andy Ngo: I Was Nearly Killed by Antifa. This is What I Learned.Thu, 16 Oct 2025 - 0h
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1886 - How Wikipedia Turned Into an ‘Engine of Defamation’ | Co-Founder Larry SangerTue, 14 Oct 2025
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1885 - How Tariffs Once Paid America’s Bills–And Why They Could Again | John GardnerSat, 11 Oct 2025 - 0h
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1884 - What to Know About Raw Milk, Seed Oils, and the Food Pyramid | Sally Fallon MorellThu, 09 Oct 2025 - 0h
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1883 - From Vegan Star Chef to Regenerative Rancher | Mollie EngelhartWed, 08 Oct 2025 - 0h
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1882 - Secretary Doug Burgum: Inside Our Strategy to End China’s Stranglehold on Critical MineralsTue, 07 Oct 2025 - 0h
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1881 - Why Small Farmers Are Disappearing | Joel SalatinWed, 01 Oct 2025
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1880 - Dr. Joseph Ladapo Breaks Down Decision to Remove All Vaccines Mandates in FloridaSat, 04 Oct 2025 - 0h
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1879 - How the CCP Monetizes the Bodies of Its Prisoners | Matthew RobertsonThu, 02 Oct 2025
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1878 - From Cultural Revolution to Cultural Revival: Spencer Klavan on ‘How to Save the West’Tue, 30 Sep 2025
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1877 - Eric Trump Opens Up About How Relentless Attacks Impacted Him and His FamilySat, 27 Sep 2025 - 0h
