Fetterman praises former Senate opponent Dr Oz for getting rid of Medicaid fraud

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman praised his former political opponent, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, during a Wednesday interview, for Oz’s efforts to root out fraud.

Fetterman offered a positive review of Oz’s job performance at CMS when asked by CBS News journalist Major Garrett, “Is he doing a good job in the administration, Dr. Oz?”

“I think it’s entirely appropriate. I mean, it’s — what we’re discovering. There was a lot of fraud in Medicaid, and now let’s root that out!” Fetterman said.

“That’s the same thing about immigration, root out all of the criminals and deport them. And now I’m very supportive of Medicaid, obviously, but now root out all of the kinds of fraud,” Fetterman said. “So it seems like that’s what he’s zeroing in on and, as long as he continues, yes, absolutely.”

Fetterman defeated Oz in Pennsylvania’s closely watched 2022 Senate race, a contest that became one of the most high-profile and contentious battles of that year’s midterms. Fetterman leaned into a populist, working-class message and frequently mocked Oz as an out-of-touch celebrity from another state.