Oz Advances in Bid to Lead Medicare-Medicaid Agency

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Republicans, however, lauded Oz as a reform-minded nominee poised to modernize and improve federal health care programs.
59% : The vote sets up a full Senate showdown over Oz's role in overseeing the $1.7 trillion agency, which administers health coverage for more than 130 million Americans through Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.
58% : Critics pointed to his financial and personal ties to companies that receive CMS payments as a significant ethical concern. Democrats further questioned Oz's limited experience in federal policy and administration, arguing that his lack of familiarity with the intricacies of health programs could hamper his ability to lead the agency effectively.
56% : Dr. Mehmet Oz moved one step closer to becoming the next Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator after the Senate Finance Committee advanced his nomination Tuesday by a party-line vote of 14-13, The Hill reported.
49% : "He will focus on modernizing federal health care programs, work to fix our broken clinician payment system, and will partner with Congress to achieve pharmaceutical benefit manager reform.
44% : "When I asked him a yes or no question about whether he would protect Medicaid, he dodged and weaved and refused to answer.
34% : "Dr. Oz's plans to privatize Medicare would deliver worse care to 66 million Americans and waste billions of taxpayer dollars -- all while giving giant insurance companies a fat paycheck.
32% : But the Republican majority once again seems eager to disregard their congressional oversight responsibility when Trump is calling the shots.
22% : Donald Trump and Elon Musk are already gutting Social Security.
15% : Democrats raised alarms over Oz's previous support for privatizing Medicare and his unwillingness to commit to protecting Medicaid from potential cuts by the Trump administration.

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