5 things to know about Dr. Oz, Trump's pick to oversee Medicare, Medicaid

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

81% : Michelle Obama appeared on the show in 2013, and Trump was a guest during his 2016 campaign, an appearance in which he released the results of a physical.
64% : In his first term, Trump chose Seema Verma, a health consultant with a long history in health policy, for the CMS role.
59% : It sets payments rates for doctors, hospitals and insurers, while also overseeing Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program and the Affordable Care Act -- programs that provide coverage for more than 150 million people.
54% : The pick continues a trend of Trump elevating television personalities for key administration roles.
54% : In 2024, more than half of Americans eligible for Medicare are enrolled in one of the plans offered by large insurance companies, including UnitedHealthcare and Humana.
52% : The idea was to eliminate Medicare and employer sponsored insurance so every American not on Medicaid would be enrolled in a private Medicare Advantage plan.
46% : After Trump announced his pick of Oz on Tuesday, Fetterman said he was open to supporting his former rival.
43% : "But Medicare Advantage plans have come under scrutiny for overbilling Medicare, having limited provider networks and routinely denying care for patients.
37% : "If Dr. Oz is about protecting and preserving Medicare and Medicaid, I'm voting for the dude," Fetterman said in a post on the social platform X.Medicare/Medicaid cuts?
27% : In a statement announcing his choice, Trump said Oz will "cut waste and fraud within our Country's most expensive Government Agency, which is a third of our Nation's Healthcare spend, and a quarter of our entire National Budget.
25% : President-elect Donald Trump's choice of celebrity doctor and failed Senate candidate Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) marks the latest potential shakeup of federal health agencies, and adds new uncertainty to the future of Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.
25% : "During the campaign, Trump pledged not to cut Medicare or Social Security but made no such promises about Medicaid.

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