How elderly wound care claims defrauded the government of billions of dollars

Source: www.washingtontimes.com · Section: politics · Bias: Right · Published: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:37:13 GMT

At a forum on Medicare, Dr. Mehmet Oz held up a chart with staggering figures: Over six years, spending on a specialized skin grafting treatment for older adult patients climbed from less than $200 million annually to an astonishing $14.4 billion in 2025, a 7,100% increase.