CMS Administrator: My Main Focus Without Any Question Is To Wage a War on Fraud, Waste and Abuse

OZ My mission is ░░░░░░░░ protect the most vulnerable ░░░░░░░░ I ll tell you ░░░░░░░░ a heart surgeon the ░░░░░░░░ expensive care is bad ░░░░░░░░ You gotta pay that ░░░░░░░░ who s doing a ░░░░░░░░ job you gotta pay ░░░░░░░░ else who is capable ░░░░░░░░ fix the problem and ░░░░░░░░ gotta pay for the ░░░░░░░░ And there are so ░░░░░░░░ things we can do ░░░░░░░░ improve care in America ░░░░░░░░ folks who watch this ░░░░░░░░ are probably witnessing and ░░░░░░░░ pretty good testimonials out ░░░░░░░░ about what has been ░░░░░░░░ in the past that ░░░░░░░░ not worked well But ░░░░░░░░ s the good news ░░░░░░░░ can empower beneficiaries give ░░░░░░░░ tools and that s ░░░░░░░░ down the pike at ░░░░░░░░ We can make sure ░░░░░░░░ have better opportunities then ░░░░░░░░ incentivize them to do ░░░░░░░░ right thing because oftentimes ░░░░░░░░ CMS we ve unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ folks that do things ░░░░░░░░ because we pay them ░░░░░░░░ doing things incorrectly But ░░░░░░░░ now my main focus ░░░░░░░░ any question is to ░░░░░░░░ a war on fraud ░░░░░░░░ and abuse Because that ░░░░░░░░ what s required all ░░░░░░░░ on deck It s ░░░░░░░░ massive issue you know ░░░░░░░░ of billions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ out there Not all ░░░░░░░░ this is going to ░░░░░░░░ collected at once but ░░░░░░░░ ve got a war ░░░░░░░░ right now focused very ░░░░░░░░ on things that are ░░░░░░░░ to really bother you ░░░░░░░░ you thought USAID was ░░░░░░░░ problem some of the ░░░░░░░░ that we are discovering ░░░░░░░░ of the things that ░░░░░░░░ has been funding through ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid and the exchanges ░░░░░░░░ bring a little shiver ░░░░░░░░ you.”