Newsom files civil rights complaint with HHS against Dr Oz
Politics,HHS,Gavin Newsom,Civil Rights,Lawsuit,Mehmet Oz,Public Health,Medicaid,Medicare,Race And Racism
California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a civil rights complaint with the Department of Health and Human Services against Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz after a video of his visit to Los Angeles.
On Thursday evening, Newsom announced that his office was filing a civil rights complaint with HHS, accusing Oz of discrimination, The Associated Press reported. According to the complaint, Newsom's office argued that Oz, in a video, "spewed baseless and racially charged allegations" that risked chilling participation in hospice and home care programs among the Armenian community...
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