Trump administration admits Dr. Mehmet Oz made glaring error in fraud accusations

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump administration admits Dr. Mehmet Oz made glaring error in fraud accusationsThe mistake appeared in comments made last month by Dr. OzAli Swenson Friday 10 April 2026 15:57 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2955247To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mehmet-oz-fraud-accusations-new-york-trump-admin-b2955384.html","title":"Trump administration admits Dr. Mehmet Oz made glaring error in fraud accusations"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-9889","index":0}Oz claimed that New York’s Medicaid program last year provided some 5 million people with personal care services (Getty Images)Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US poli...