US EditionOz moves closer to role running Medicare, Medicaid on party-line vote
- Dr. Mehmet Oz cleared another hurdle in his bid to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services after the Senate Finance Committee voted 14 to 13 along party lines to recommend him to the full Senate.
- Oz's financial disclosures revealed he owned as much as $600,000 in stock in UnitedHealth Group, a major Medicare Advantage insurer, but he stated he would divest if confirmed.
- Senator Tina Smith expressed concerns over a concerted effort to misuse Medicaid, leading her to vote against Oz's nomination.
- Democrats criticized Oz for being noncommittal on cuts to Medicaid during his confirmation hearing.
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Senate Committee Advances Nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz, Backer of Privatizing Medicare
In other Trump news, the Senate Finance Committee has advanced the nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The former TV host and doctor has a long record of supporting the privatization of Medicare. The Senate also held a confirmation hearing for Mike Huckabee, Trump’s pick to be U.S. ambassador to Israel. Huckabee is the former governor of Arkansas and a self-described Christian Zionist who has long …
'Unqualified': Warnings flash red as Republicans advance 'snake oil Oz' for Medicare chief
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines Tuesday to advance the nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump's nominee to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a move that drew widespread rebuke from consumer advocates and others who pointed to the celebrity surgeon's advocacy for private Medicare Advantage plans and other red flags. The Finance Committee voted 14-13 to send Oz's nomination to a full Senate…
Senate Panel Advances Nomination of Dr. Oz to Head Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Dr. Mehmet Oz moved a step closer to becoming administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as the Senate Committee on Finance recommended his confirmation on March 25. President Donald Trump nominated Oz to lead the agency that administers health coverage payments for more than 160 million people and spends one in five taxpayer dollars through Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Health Insuranc…
Senate Finance Committee Should Not Have Advanced Mehmet Oz ’s Nomination
Following the vote by the Senate Finance Committee supporting the nomination of Mehmet Oz for the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Public Citizen Co-President Robert Weissman issued the following statement: “Mehmet Oz is fundamentally unqualified for the position of Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and should never have been nominated for the position based on his conflicts of …
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