From TV to CMS: How Dr. Oz could shape Medicare and Medicaid
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From TV to CMS: How Dr. Oz could shape Medicare and Medicaid

NPR  

From TV to CMS: How Dr. Oz could shape Medicare and Medicaid toggle caption Craig Hudson/The Washington Post/Getty Images Mehmet Oz — the surgeon-turned-TV-star better known as Dr. Oz — faced senators on Capitol Hill last week, asking them to confirm him as the new head of the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Sponsor Message CMS provides health insurance for 160 million Americans who get coverage through Medicare, Medicaid and the Obamacare exchanges, and its $1.5 trillion budget is nearly double that of the Department of Defense. Tom Scully, who led CMS under President George W. Bush, talked with the health policy news organization Tradeoffs about his take on Oz and the impact the head of this powerful health agency can have. On Oz's ability to influence health policy within the Trump administration He has a huge advantage in that he has direct access whenever he wants, it seems, to Trump.

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Oz Pledges To Fight Health Care Fraud But Makes No Commitments On Medicaid Funding Cuts
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Oz Pledges To Fight Health Care Fraud But Makes No Commitments On Medicaid Funding Cuts

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Dr. Mehmet Oz promised senators on Friday to fight health care fraud and push to make Americans healthier if he becomes the next leader of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Oz, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next CMS administrator, also said technology like artificial intelligence and telemedicine could be a key …

Oz pledges to fight healthcare fraud but makes no commitments on Medicaid funding cuts
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Oz pledges to fight healthcare fraud but makes no commitments on Medicaid funding cuts

LA Times  

Dr. Mehmet Oz at his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing Friday. Dr. Mehmet Oz promised senators on Friday to fight healthcare fraud and push to make Americans healthier if he becomes the next leader of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Leading the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services presents a “monumental opportunity” to make the country healthier, Oz …

Dr. Oz, with a TV host’s flair, promises simple solutions for America’s health care ills
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Dr. Oz, with a TV host’s flair, promises simple solutions for America’s health care ills

Politico  

Oz touted three reforms to fix the U.S. health system: give patients more information to navigate the system; use artificial intelligence to ease paperwork burdens on doctors; and combat waste, fraud and abuse. “All my colleagues want to know: Are you going to cut Medicaid?” asked Sen. Maria Cantwell Sen. Maggie Hassan asked Oz how many children losing insurance would …

Dr Mehmet Oz makes his pitch to lead America's health insurance programs
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Dr Mehmet Oz makes his pitch to lead America's health insurance programs

India Today  

Leading the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services presents a “monumental opportunity” to make the country healthier, Dr Mehmet Oz told senators Friday at his confirmation hearing. President Donald Trump’s pick for CMS administrator told the Senate Finance Committee that America is struggling with soaring health care costs and higher obesity rates than other countries. They will also grill Oz …

US Senator Warren demands Medicare nominee Dr. Oz sever industry ties
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US Senator Warren demands Medicare nominee Dr. Oz sever industry ties

Hindustan Times  

* US Senator Warren demands Medicare nominee Dr. Oz sever industry ties TV's Dr. Oz is Trump's nominee to run Medicare and Medicaid * Oz's financial interests conflict with role, senator says * Warren says Oz's past endorsements raise impartiality concerns * Oz to appear before Senate Finance Committee on Friday By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, - President Donald Trump's nominee …

What Dr. Oz will really do in this new Trump administration.
2 months, 1 week ago

What Dr. Oz will really do in this new Trump administration.

Slate  

This is part of Hello, Trumpworld, Slate’s reluctant guide to the people who will be calling the shots now—at least for as long as they last in Washington. “I began to realize that until I got that message out more broadly, I would make an epidemiological minute impact.” He was on Rose’s show to promote one of his own, Second …

Dr. Oz agrees to stop hawking supplements if Senate confirms him to run Medicare: report
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dr. Oz agrees to stop hawking supplements if Senate confirms him to run Medicare: report

Raw Story  

Celebrity TV doctor Mehmet Oz has agreed as part of an ethics pledge to stop promoting dietary supplements if confirmed to serve as President-elect Donald Trump's director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, ABC News reported Friday. Likewise, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – who recently raised eyebrows by appearing on his wife's social media account apparently showering naked …

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

Dr. Oz nomination seen as potential boon for Medicare privatization
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Trump picks reality TV fame 'Dr Oz' for Medicare role
4 months, 1 week 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
4 months, 1 week 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
4 months, 1 week 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 …

'Clown show': Critics mock Trump's pick of Dr. Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid
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4 months, 1 week ago

'Clown show': Critics mock Trump's pick of Dr. Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid

Raw Story  

Donald Trump made yet another controversial nomination on Tuesday by announcing celebrity TV Dr. Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency that administers health coverage to tens of millions of elderly and low-income people. "Trump just named Dr. Oz to serve as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator," wrote Mother Jones D.C. …

Trump names Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump names Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I am very pleased to nominate Dr Mehmet Oz to serve as the Centers …

Trump Nominates Dr. Oz To Lead Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Donald Trump gives Dr. Oz a key role in his administration working for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
4 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump gives Dr. Oz a key role in his administration working for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump has picked TV personality and former Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz as his nominee to lead the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The 78-year-old president-elect said Oz, aged 64, will work closely with Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take on the 'industrial illness complex'. Donald Trump has named Dr. Mehmet Oz …

Trump picks Dr. Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid, Linda McMahon for Education, Lutnick for Commerce
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump picks Dr. Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid, Linda McMahon for Education, Lutnick for Commerce

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped billionaire professional wrestling mogul Linda McMahon to be secretary of the Education Department, tasked with overseeing an agency Trump has promised to dismantle. He also selected 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 …

Trump names Dr. Mehmet Oz to head Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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4 months, 1 week ago

Trump names Dr. Mehmet Oz to head Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump has picked Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. “I have known Dr. Oz for many years, and I am confident he will fight to ensure everyone in America receives the best possible Healthcare, so our Country can be Great and Healthy Again!” Trump said in …

Dr. Oz eyed by Trump to oversee Medicare and Medicaid
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4 months, 1 week 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
4 months, 1 week 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 …

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