Newsom fights back after Dr Oz accuses LA’s Armenians of healthcare fraud
Jan 30, 2026
California governor files complaint against Medicare head’s ‘baseless and racist allegations’US politics live – latest updatesGavin Newsom accused the Trump administration official Dr Mehmet Oz of discrimination in a civil rights complaint filed with the US Department of Health and Human Ser
vices (HHS).Oz, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator, recently visited Los Angeles and filmed a video alleging that members of the city’s Armenian community orchestrated large-scale healthcare fraud. The post set off a days-long public quarrel that culminated in the California governor’s announcement. Continue reading... ...read more read less