Dr. Oz

These high growth areas of fraud are difficult to police, so we require the states to take these issues seriously.

This quarter billion dollar deferment is hopefully going to get on the radar screen for the state of Minnesota and make sure they are responsive to our requests.

We did what any honest and patient-focused agency would do.

We have notified the state that we will give them the money, but we're going to hold it

and only release it after they propose and act on a comprehensive corrective action plan to solve the problem.

If Minnesota fails to clean up the systems, the state will rack up a billion dollars of deferred payments this year.

Governor Walz has 60 days, 60 days, sir, to respond to our letter.

And if providers and beneficiaries are worried about getting their money in services, please call your governor.

These are services the governor has already paid for.

We are just not reimbursing the state.

To make it clear, there is a rainy day fund in Minnesota, so we are very confident that people will not be hurt in Minnesota.

This is not a problem with the people of Minnesota.

It's a problem with the leadership of Minnesota and other states who do not take Medicaid preservation seriously.

If we could get the average American, because they feel healthy, they're vital, they're strong, they have agency over their future, to start working a year earlier, right out of high school, or work a year later, not retire, or work better during their lifetime because they're healthy,

It would generate about $3 trillion, $3 trillion to the US economy.

That would more than remove the debt.

It would provide us unbelievable strength because the taxes on that $3 trillion would allow us to keep Medicare part A solvent to make a trust fund.

It would allow us to make Social Security healthier, tremendous downstream benefits.

But to do that, you actually have to invest in making sure people want to work the extra year.

Alcohol is a social lubricant that brings people together.