Trump taps Mehmet Oz to head office in charge of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Trump said he will nominate Oz as administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a role that oversees the coordination, and implementation of major health care programs like Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Affordable Care Act.
56% : President-elect Donald J. Trump said Tuesday he plans to nominate the longtime celebrity doctor and one-time Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate, Mehmet Oz, to head the federal department in charge of Medicare and Medicaid.
56% : On the campaign trail in 2022, Oz stressed health care as a top concern, saying he would want to "refocus American health care on empowering patients and providing individualized treatments and therapies in a way that lowers costs both for families and the system overall.
49% : Trump will nominate the former Senate candidate to oversee major healthcare programs like Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Affordable Care Act.
48% : "If Dr. Oz is about protecting and preserving Medicare and Medicaid, I'm voting for the dude," the senator posted on X. Trump, who knew Oz from a shared background in TV, endorsed him in a crowded GOP primary over Dave McCormick in 2022.
39% : "Our broken Healthcare System harms everyday Americans, and crushes our Country's budget," Trump said in a statement.
35% : Fetterman indicated he would vote for Oz if his former rival commits to protecting Medicare and Medicaid.

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