Does Trump鈥檚 Pick to Lead Medicare Want to End Medicare?
Incoming president Donald Trump has picked TV celebrity Mehmet 脰z, or 鈥淒r. Oz,鈥� to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The has denounced him for being 鈥渇amous for promoting medicines and supplements that do not do what 脰z says they do.鈥澛�
Meanwhile, Public Citizen has pointed out 脰z鈥檚 in overseeing CMS as an advocate of expanding Medicare Advantage. 脰z owns significant shares in UnitedHealth Group, a private insurance company and making money off Medicare Advantage.
Eagan Kemp, a health care policy expert who previously served as a senior policy analyst at the U.S. Government Accountability Office, spoke with YES! Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali about the possible impact of 脰z鈥檚 appointment.
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