Governor Newsom is now misleading the public about this concerning California fraud.
— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) January 28, 2026
For one, California's response says that people simply passed away after they were enrolled.
But the IG's advisory specifically identified the tens of thousands of people that were enrolled… https://t.co/kcC7yNjzrB
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— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) January 28, 2026Governor Newsom is now misleading the public about this concerning California fraud.
For one, California's response says that people simply passed away after they were enrolled.
But the IG's advisory specifically identified the tens of thousands of people that were enrolled *AFTER THEY HAD ALREADY DIED*
For another, California says that "any improper payments largely reflect lag time between a death and account closure."
But the IG's advisory specifically states that payments to providers for people that died or may have died before enrollment went on for over 50 months in cases and for several months on average. Normal "lag time" does not account for all of that.
Governor Newsom's response to this scandal only raises additional questions.
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