Dr. Oz Exposes $100 Billion in Medicare Fraud and Trump’s Drug Price Plan

The Sean Hannity Show33mMay 20, 2026

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Dr. Mehmet Oz, former FDA commissioner and now administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, delivers a blistering indictment of a $100 billion Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme that has been enabled by foreign criminal networks, particularly Russian and Chinese mafia groups. He reveals how hospice centers in Los Angeles—home to one-third of all U.S. hospices—operate with 100% survival rates, meaning no one actually dies, yet they continue to bilk federal funds. In New York, personal care services have become a massive, unionized fraud engine fueled by federal subsidies, while in Florida, durable medical equipment suppliers outnumber McDonald’s. Oz exposes how Cuban nationals use shell companies and fake shipping schemes to funnel billions to offshore accounts. Despite the scale, only 20 of 800 suspended providers complained—proof of systemic corruption. On the positive side, Oz details President Trump’s new drug pricing initiative, TrumpRx.gov, which mandates price transparency and slashes costs for Americans, including a $50 copay for weight-loss drugs starting July 1st. The episode ends with a deeply personal call from a father grieving his daughter’s fentanyl overdose and struggling with his son’s depression—prompting Hannity to promise help connecting him with top psychiatric care. The episode is a high-stakes exposé on systemic healthcare fraud, framed as a national emergency.

Key Takeaways
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Up to $100 billion in Medicare and Medicaid fraud is being committed annually, primarily by foreign-linked criminal networks including Russian, Chinese, and Cuban syndicates.

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One-third of all U.S. hospices are in Los Angeles, where 100% survival rates in hospice centers prove they are not serving dying patients but are instead fraud rings.

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Only 20 of 800 suspended hospice providers complained after payments were cut—evidence that the vast majority were operating illegally.

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In New York, personal care services have become a $500 million fraud engine, with unions and federal subsidies creating a political patronage system.

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Durable medical equipment fraud in Florida is largely run by Cuban nationals using fake businesses and shell accounts, with money funneled to the Cayman Islands.

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2 min

Introduction: The Scale of Healthcare Fraud

Sean Hannity opens with a warning about systemic waste, fraud, and abuse in U.S. healthcare, setting the stage for Dr. Oz’s exposé on a $100 billion fraud scheme tied to foreign criminal networks.

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3 min

Hospice Fraud in California: The 100% Survival Scam

Of the 800 people that we stopped paying, only about roughly 20 have complained. Now think about that. What are the odds that you stop paying someone and they don't make noise about it if they're actually in legitimate businesses?

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5:00
4 min

New York’s Personal Care Services: A Unionized Fraud Machine

Oz exposes how New York’s personal care services—now a half-million-person jobs program—are exploited by fraud rings, with unions and federal funds creating a political patronage system.

9:00
4 min

Flushing, Queens: The Chinese Mafia Hub of Medicaid Fraud

It's a fearful place. People will not talk to you. They're obviously living in the shadows of something dark.

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13:00
4 min

Florida’s Durable Medical Equipment Scam: Cuban Shell Companies

The money's quickly transferred to the Cayman Islands when after a couple months you realize that no one's received any goods. You then try to go after the perpetrators. Guess where they are? They're back in Cuba.

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High-Impact Quotes
The money's quickly transferred to the Cayman Islands when after a couple months you realize that no one's received any goods. You then try to go after the perpetrators. Guess where they are? They're back in Cuba.
Dr. Mehmet Oz13:38
Viral: 90.0
Of the 800 people that we stopped paying, only about roughly 20 have complained. Now think about that. What are the odds that you stop paying someone and they don't make noise about it if they're actually in legitimate businesses?
Dr. Mehmet Oz8:45
Viral: 88.0
If you're on Medicare starting July 1st, it will cost you $50, $50 out of pocket to get this medication. It wasn't even covered before.
Dr. Mehmet Oz16:46
Viral: 87.0
Speakers

Host

Sean Hannity

Guest

Dr. Mehmet Oz
Topics Discussed
medicare fraud95%hospice fraud92%medicaid fraud90%trumprx.gov89%durable medical equipment fraud88%drug pricing transparency87%foreign-linked healthcare fraud85%mental health crisis75%
People & Brands

Sean Hannity

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15xPositive

Dr. Mehmet Oz

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12xPositive

President Trump

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8xPositive

TrumpRx.gov

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6xPositive

Los Angeles

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5xNeutral

Cuba

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4xNegative

Flushing

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4xNegative

China

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3xNegative

Russia

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3xNegative

Cayman Islands

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2xNegative

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