CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MAY 15, 2026
WE’VE HEARD IT FOR YEARS – WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE. UNTIL NOW, NO ADMINISTRATION HAS DONE MUCH ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT ISN’T THEIR MONEY THAT IS BEING WASTED.
ON WEDNESDAY, VICE PRESIDENT J.D. VANCE AND DR. EMET OZ ANNOUNCED A SWEEPING INVESTIGATION INTO FRAUD WITHIN THE FEDERAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. IT INCLUDES A SIX-MONTH FREEZE ON NEW MEDICARE ENROLLMENTS BY HOSPICE AND HOME HEALTH AGENCIES.
VANCE SAID IN LOS ANGELES ALONE THERE ARE MORE THAN 40 HOSPICE LOCATIONS, ALMOST NO COMPLAINTS AFTER FUNDS WERE CUTOFF, LEADING TO HIS VIEW THAT THEY ARE NON-EXISTENT AND FRAUDULENT.
WHILE HE SAID MOST OF THE FRAUD HAS BEEN IN DEMOCRAT-RUN STATES, THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF IT GOING ON IN REPUBLICAN STATES. HE SAID THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT MOST OF THE REPUBLICAN STATES ARE COOPERATING WITH FRAUD INVESTIGATORS. A FEW DEMOCRAT STATES – BUT NOT CALIFORNIA AND MINNESOTA HE SAID – ARE NOT. VANCE SAID IF THEY DON’T COOPERATE THE OFFICES TASKED WITH INVESTIGATING FRAUD WILL BE CUT-OFF.
ATTACKING FRAUD SHOULD BE A NON-PARTISAN ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN IT COMES TO POLITICS, EVERYTHING IS TURNED INTO A PARTISAN ISSUE. TAXPAYERS SHOULD HOPE THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT THIS TIME. I’M CAL THOMAS.
