REP. CRANK AND ADMINISTRATOR DR. OZ HOST ROUNDTABLE ON COMBATING WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE WITHIN HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS IN COLORADO

Washington, Sept. 28 -- Representative Jeff Crank issued the following press release:

COLORADO SPRINGS, C.O. -- Today, Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) and Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz held a roundtable with local leaders focused on combating waste, fraud, and abuse of federal health programs. This roundtable comes after the announcement that Colorado was found to have overspent on Medicaid by $158 million last year and is projected to be $443 million over budget for the '26-'27 fiscal year. "This Administration and Congressional Republicans have worked to combat waste, fraud, and abuse throughout federal health programs to ensure they are reserved for our nation's most vulnerable as they w...