Trump picks Dr. Oz to lead Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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.
68% : "I have known Dr. Oz for many years, and I am confident he will fight to ensure everyone in America receives the best possible Healthcare, so our Country can be Great and Healthy Again!"Trump is announcing new picks for his administration daily.
64% : CMS is the federal agency that provides health coverage to more than 160 million Americans through Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Health Insurance Marketplace.
60% : "Americans need a director of Medicare and Medicaid who will operate with the utmost integrity.
57% : "Trump picked Kennedy to serve as the head of U.S. Health and Human Services.
53% : (The Center Square) - President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he picked former TV personality and heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
46% : About 79% ($186 billion) of the government-wide total of estimated improper payments that agencies reported for fiscal year 2023 was concentrated in five program areas:Medicare, comprising three programs ($51 billion);Medicaid ($50 billion);the Department of Labor's Unemployment Insurance - Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance ($44 billion);the Department of the Treasury's Earned Income Tax Credit ($22 billion);the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness ($19 billion).
41% : They need someone who will crack down on insurers who want to deny care to the sick, providers who skimp on quality health care, corporations that want to privatize Medicare, and Big Pharma profiteers and ideologues who want to slash Medicaid and refuse care to low-income people," Weissman said.
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.
29% : In addition to health issues, Trump said Oz will protect taxpayer dollars in the government's most expensive federal agency.
27% : "Trump said he's confidant about the pick.
23% : "Medicaid and Medicare account for a sizable amount the federal government's total annual improper payments.
17% : "Dr. Oz will work closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take on the illness industrial complex and all the horrible chronic diseases left in its wake," Trump said.

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