The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz has initiated an inquiry into New York's $90 billion in Medicaid spending, stating that the state's Medicaid spending is a significant issue that has been a problem for decades. The inquiry, which is seen as an obvious political attack on a Democratic state by the White House, will focus on ways to save money for taxpayers and improve outcomes for patients. The average Medicaid spending per resident in New York is 80% higher than the national average, with the feds paying 50 cents on the dollar and New York paying the other half. One area of focus will be home health care, which allows patients to stay in their homes and taxpayers to be treated well.