Dr. Oz Could Lead Medicare And Medicaid -- Here's How Trump May Change The Programs

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

93% : He has been allied with Trump since his Pennsylvania Senate race when Trump endorsed him during the GOP primary, calling Oz "brilliant" and saying, "You know when you're in television for 18 years, that's like a poll.
78% : Senate Health chair Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said he was "glad to hear" of Oz's appointment, for instance, while Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., called Oz "a great TV doctor with quack weight-loss recommendations" and said there was a "ways to go" before he would support the nominee.
60% : CMS provides healthcare to more than 160 million Americans overall, according to the agency, between Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP and coverage through the Affordable Care Act.
57% : Oz's nomination also comes after Trump already made waves in the health community for naming Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., as health and human services secretary, despite Kennedy's history of opposing vaccines and policies like fluoride in the public water supply.
50% : That's the approximate share of Americans who are on Medicaid, according to KFF, with the federal government reporting 72.4 million people were enrolled in the program as of July.
46% : But he still could get some Democratic support: Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., Oz's former Senate election rival, tweeted he would be open to voting for Oz despite their contentious race, writing, "If Dr. Oz is about protecting and preserving Medicare and Medicaid, I'm voting for the dude."1 in 5.
37% : President-elect Donald Trump tapped Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Wednesday, nominating the television host and former Senate candidate to lead the division as his administration reportedly eyes cuts to Medicaid and a bigger role for Medicare's private alternative.
15% : Oz is one of several controversial high-level appointments Trump has made to his administration in the two weeks since his election, including former Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general, Fox News host Pete Hegseth as defense secretary and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence.

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