Dr. Oz has investments worth millions in industry he'll soon regulate: report
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Dr. Oz has investments worth millions in industry he'll soon regulate: report

Raw Story  

Dr. Mehmet Oz — who Donald Trump nominated last week to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — holds a "stake in UnitedHealth Group worth as much as $600,000, as well as shares of pharmaceutical firms and tech companies with business in the healthcare sector, such as Amazon," according to the Los Angeles Times. Per the report, the investments — which are regulated by CMS — could be worth "millions of dollars." The Times also noted that when Dr. Oz was asked whether "he would divest his shares or otherwise seek to mitigate conflicts of interest should he be confirmed by the Senate," the Trump nominee refused to comment. "That’s a problem because if Oz is confirmed and he still holds the investments," the Daily Beast reported, "it won’t be clear if he’s making decisions based on what’s best for Medicare and Medicaid patients, or on what’s best for his stock portfolio, critics told the Times."

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'Whoa! Now we’re talking!' Expert warns Dr. Oz threatens Trump with 'ethical morass'
3 weeks ago

'Whoa! Now we’re talking!' Expert warns Dr. Oz threatens Trump with 'ethical morass'

Raw Story  

Donald Trump’s pick of TV doctor Mehmet Oz threatens to bring an “ethical morass” to an administration already packed with controversial picks, a report warned Monday. Now we’re talking!” Oz gushed as he spoke to comedian Billy Gardell on his show about the drug’s effect on his management of diabetes and attempt to shed pounds — a section that was …

TV’s Dr. Oz invested in businesses regulated by agency Trump wants him to lead
3 weeks, 3 days ago

TV’s Dr. Oz invested in businesses regulated by agency Trump wants him to lead

Salon  

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the sprawling government agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act marketplace — celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz — recently held broad investments in health care, tech, and food companies that would pose significant conflicts of interest. Oz’s holdings, some shared with family, included a stake in UnitedHealth Group worth as much as …

Dr. Oz would be 'pitchman for dubious miracle cures' as Center for Medicare head: report
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Dr. Oz would be 'pitchman for dubious miracle cures' as Center for Medicare head: report

Raw Story  

A social media post that Dr. Mehmet Oz — who Donald Trump nominated to lead the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare — published on Wednesday "suggests that he may continue to serve as pitchman for dubious miracle cures even when he’s in government," according to Rolling Stone. While Oz's X account notes that he is a shareholder for, and serves …

TV’s Dr. Oz invested in businesses regulated by agency Trump wants him to lead
4 weeks, 1 day ago

TV’s Dr. Oz invested in businesses regulated by agency Trump wants him to lead

LA Times  

Mehmet Oz, the former host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” speaks during a ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Feb. 11, 2022, in Los Angeles. President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the sprawling government agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act marketplace — celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz — recently held …

TV’s Dr. Oz invested in businesses regulated by agency Trump wants him to lead
1 month ago

TV’s Dr. Oz invested in businesses regulated by agency Trump wants him to lead

CNN  

KFF Health News — President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the sprawling government agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act marketplace — celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz — recently held broad investments in health care, tech, and food companies that would pose significant conflicts of interest. Oz’s holdings, some shared with family, included a stake in UnitedHealth Group …

TV's Dr. Oz invested in businesses regulated by the agency Trump wants him to run
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1 month ago

TV's Dr. Oz invested in businesses regulated by the agency Trump wants him to run

NPR  

TV's Dr. Oz invested in businesses regulated by the agency Trump wants him to run toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump's choice to run the sprawling government agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act marketplace — celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz — may have significant conflicts of interest. Oz's positions on health policy have been chameleonic; …

Dr. Oz nomination seen as potential boon for Medicare privatization
1 month ago

Dr. Oz nomination seen as potential boon for Medicare privatization

Raw Story  

Dr. Mehmet Oz, whose unsuccessful 2022 Pennsylvania Senate bid included pitching voters on a plan to expand the privatized Medicare Advantage program, is now in a position to potentially actualize that plan. Now Trump is giving him the authority to see his industry-approved plan carried through," wrote the progressive-leaning outlet The Lever, which covered Oz's support for Medicare Advantage back …

Who is Dr Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to run Medicare, Medicaid? Why is he so controversial?
1 month ago

Who is Dr Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to run Medicare, Medicaid? Why is he so controversial?

Firstpost  

US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Mehmet Oz, also known as Dr Oz, to serve as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator. The television star has made controversial statements about vaccines and weight loss products in the past, with one study declaring half of his medical advice to be wrong US President-elect Donald Trump has picked celebrity physician …

Trump picks reality TV fame 'Dr Oz' for Medicare role
1 month ago

Trump picks reality TV fame 'Dr Oz' for Medicare role

Firstpost  

US President-elect Donald Trump announced appointment of Mehmet Oz, a former surgeon and TV celebrity known as Dr. Oz, to lead the massive public health insurance program of America. US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Mehmet Oz, best known as Dr. Oz, to serve as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that oversees the healthcare …

Donald Trump chooses 'Dr Oz' to head US public health insurance programme
1 month ago

Donald Trump chooses 'Dr Oz' to head US public health insurance programme

India Today  

Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he was appointing Mehmet Oz, a former surgeon and TV celebrity known as "Dr Oz," to lead the US's massive public health insurance programme. Oz is the latest of Trump's eye-catching nominations to key positions, including Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be defence secretary, vaccine skeptic Robert F Kennedy Jr as health secretary …

What to know about Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid
1 month ago

What to know about Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid

Associated Press  

Mehmet Oz, a celebrity heart surgeon turned talk show host and lifestyle guru, is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the massive federal health care bureaucracy that covers more than a third of Americans. Trained as a heart surgeon, Oz rose to prominence on Oprah Winfrey’s leading daytime television show before spinning off …

Trump Nominates Dr. Oz To Lead Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services
1 month ago

Trump Nominates Dr. Oz To Lead Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television talk show host and heart surgeon, to head the agency that oversees health insurance programs for millions of older, poor and disabled Americans and selected Wall Street executive Howard Lutnick to lead the Commerce Department. “He will also cut waste and fraud within our Country’s most …

Dr. Oz eyed by Trump to oversee Medicare and Medicaid
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1 month ago

Dr. Oz eyed by Trump to oversee Medicare and Medicaid

Salon  

In rapid succession, Donald Trump is filling his Cabinet with former television personalities. Following Monday's announcement that Trump is looking towards former Fox host and MTV star Sean Duffy to take on the position of secretary of the Department of Transportation, news broke on Tuesday evening that he's eyeing celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare …

Trump picks Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid
1 month ago

Trump picks Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid

NPR  

Trump picks Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump nominated celebrity physician Mehmet Oz to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. "Dr. Oz will work closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take on the illness industrial complex, and all the horrible chronic diseases left in its wake," Trump said …

Dr. Oz invests up to $715,000 in companies he blames for skyrocketing insulin costs
2 years, 6 months ago

Dr. Oz invests up to $715,000 in companies he blames for skyrocketing insulin costs

Salon  

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee in Pennsylvania's crucial U.S. Senate race, has repeatedly criticized pharmaceutical companies blamed for the rising cost of insulin — but his recent financial disclosure shows that he has invested up to $715,000 in exactly those companies. RELATED: As Big Pharma jacks up prices, Dems worry their failure will cost seats this fall The rising …

Mehmet Oz Says He Has 'Scars' From Taking On Big Pharma. What He Really Has Is Money.
3 years ago

Mehmet Oz Says He Has 'Scars' From Taking On Big Pharma. What He Really Has Is Money.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon running in Pennsylvania’s Republican U.S. Senate primary, says he can’t be bought by the lobbying interests that wield power in Congress, including one he knows well as a doctor: Big Pharma. But Oz, who’s traded his TV show and surgery scrubs to run for office in a state he hadn’t lived …

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