Mehmet Oz backed massive change to Medicare that would impact millions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

76% : "Dr. Oz will be a leader in incentivizing Disease Prevention, so we get the best results in the World for every dollar we spend on Healthcare in our Great Country," Trump said.
57% : "Most of our understanding of Dr. Oz's views on Medicare come from his 2022 Senate run, but we know he was a major supporter of Medicare Advantage, a collaboration between public and private sectors to meet the needs of recipients," Alex Beene, financial literacy instructor for the University of Tennessee at Martin, told Newsweek.
55% : "Trump has picked other TV personalities for his administration nominations, including Fox News host Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense and Fox Business host Sean Duffy for Department of Transportation secretary.
54% : President-elect Donald Trump has nominated celebrity physician Mehmet Oz to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), as the "Dr. Oz" TV personality could deliver significant changes to the government health care system that would impact millions.
51% : "Oz was nominated by Trump to serve as CMS administrator on Tuesday.
47% : Medicare serves more than 65 million Americans who rely on the government-run insurance for their health care needs, but Oz, 64, supports privatized Medicare, referring to his initiative as "Medicare Advantage for All.
36% : "To fully make Medicare privatized, Oz has called for a 20 percent payroll tax.
34% : "America is facing a Healthcare Crisis, and there may be no Physician more qualified and capable than Dr. Oz to Make America Healthy Again," Trump said in a statement.

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