Trump Taps TV's Dr. Oz To Head Massive Medicare, Medicaid Agency

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

81% : In a statement posted on his social media website, Trump said Dr. Mehmet Oz was his choice to be the next administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, known as CMS."Dr. Oz will be a leader in incentivizing Disease Prevention, so we get the best results for every dollar on Healthcare in our Great County," Trump posted.Trump also touted the nine Daytime Emmy Awards that Oz won for hosting "The Dr. Oz Show," on which Trump claimed "he taught millions of Americans to make healthier lifestyle choices."A 2017 paper published by the American Medical Association's Journal of Ethics said Oz, who's marketed himself as "America's Doctor," was a "dangerous rogue" and "unfit" for that role.
59% : The CMS serves more than 160 million Americans by overseeing Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program and the Health Insurance Marketplace for so-called Obamacare coverage.
44% : During the COVID-19 pandemic, he regularly appeared on Fox News and promoted unproven treatments including hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug whose use also backed by Trump, according to Reuters.
34% : Trump said that Oz, who lost a 2022 race for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, would "work closely" with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's nominee to be Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

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