Oz moves closer to confirmation as Medicare, Medicaid chief

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Mehmet Oz is a step closer to being confirmed as the next head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, after the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday advanced his nomination.
47% : Democrats slammed Oz for not committing to stop potential GOP cuts to Medicaid, as well as his previous support for Medicare Advantage plans and privatizing Medicare.
36% : When I asked him a yes or no question about whether he would protect Medicaid, he dodged and weaved and refused to answer," Wyden said Tuesday.
33% : "Dr. Oz's plans to privatize Medicare would deliver worse care to 66 million Americans and waste billions of taxpayer dollars - all while giving giant insurance companies a fat paycheck.
32% : But the Republican majority once again seems eager to disregard their own congressional oversight responsibility when Trump is calling the shots.
22% : Donald Trump and Elon Musk are already gutting Social Security.

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