California governor accuses Dr Oz of discrimination over fraud claims in LA’s Armenian community
Medicare head alleged that members of city’s Armenian community engaged in large-scale healthcare fraudUS politics live – latest updatesA new front in the battle between the California governor, Gavin Newsom, and the Trump administration has opened over a video in which the Centers for Medicare...
<p>Medicare head alleged that members of city’s Armenian community engaged in large-scale healthcare fraud</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/30/donald-trump-immigration-ice-iran-kevin-warsh-us-politics-live-news-updates">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>A new front in the battle between the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/california">California</a> governor, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gavin-newsom">Gavin Newsom</a>, and the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration">Trump administration</a> has opened over a video in which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator, Mehmet Oz, visits Los Angeles and alleges members of its Armenian community orchestrated large-scale healthcare fraud.</p><p>The days-long public scuffle on social media escalated on Thursday evening, when Newsom announced his office was filing a civil rights complaint with the US Department of Health and Human Services accusing Oz of discrimination.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/30/mehmet-oz-fraud-claims-gavin-newsom">Continue reading...</a>
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