Following the shrinking of Medicaid by President Donald Trump and the GOP’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” Mehmet Oz, heart surgeon turned TV doctor turned Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says Americans will still be able to receive help — but that they need to stay healthy …
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The Department of Health and Human Services is already headed by a vaccine skeptic, and the Trump administration would like to install a TV doctor to run the nation’s most vital health care systems. Dr. Mehmet Oz sat today for a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee to discuss his …
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Americans who are sick and dying should mostly blame themselves for their health condition. That’s what Sen. Roger Marshall said as Republicans are poised to cut health care access and increase costs for millions of Americans. “Look, about 70 percent of your health outcomes are determined by you,” Marshall said …
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As Ranking Member of both the House Appropriations Committee and of the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Subcommittee, I oversee funding for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the largest department in the U.S. government. This pillar of our government administers the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency that provides health …
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, Donald Trump‘s pick to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), has yet to be confirmed to the Cabinet position by a Senate he failed to join after a costly 2022 campaign. But his activity on social media over the Thanksgiving holiday suggests that he …
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Dr. Mehmet Oz’s years of making dubious medical claims on his daytime talk show weren’t enough to win him a Senate seat in 2022. But for Donald Trump, they’re enough to qualify him to head up the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which provides healthcare to over 160 million …
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