Posted on 11/19/2024 1:36:44 PM PST by DFG
Donald Trump has picked TV personality and former Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz as his nominee to lead the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The 78-year-old president-elect said Oz, aged 64, will work closely with Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take on the 'industrial illness complex'.
Oz lost his Pennsylvania Senate race in 2022 to John Fetterman after beating the now U.S.-Senator-elect David McCormick in the Republican primary.
Prior to running for the Senate, Oz hosted the Dr. Oz Show and was a frequent guest on Oprah Winfrey’s show.
His syndicated talk show won nine Daytime Emmy Awards and featured segments on health, wellness and gave viewers advice on medicine.
'Our broken Healthcare System harms everyday Americans, and crushes our Country’s budget,' said Trump.
He would serve directly under Kennedy, who Trump has chosen to lead the department.
'He is an eminent Physician, Heart Surgeon, Inventor, and World-Class Communicator, who has been at the forefront of healthy living for decades,' Trump said in a statement on Tuesday afternoon.
'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.
'He will also cut waste and fraud within our Country’s most expensive Government Agency, which is a third of our Nation’s Healthcare spend, and a quarter of our entire National Budget.'
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SMH. Is this reality or reality TV?
Good, cutting fraud will save hundreds of millions that can firm up medicare.
He identifies as a “secular Muslim” according to left-leaning Wikipedia.
I don’t like Oz. I don’t trust Oz. But Trump is in charge.
Think it’s a good move. Bantering is always better than just being a yes man. I think they’ll make a good team.
No such thing. Of all the great people who are better champions of freedom and truth, we got Oz????
i like Oz
I trust Oz
I voted for Oz - his address doesn’t matter
we got Fetterman .
Oh, please no. Dr. Oz was probably once a good physician. But now he’s a smirking Hollywood dandy. He’ll stab Trump in the back the first chance he gets.
Then he’ll run off and have dinner with his patron, Oprah Winfrey.
Better to pick a solid physician who has been - and still is - in the trenches.
Until the nominees prove otherwise, President Trump gets my support for any of his picks.
Bump
‘ Until the nominees prove otherwise, President Trump gets my support for any of his picks.’
Have you forgotten Trump’s first administration?
>> Is this reality or reality TV?
PR
I have not. Nor has he, I’m sure.
For those who are against this, Rick Scott gave his seal of approval on this pick..apparently he and Dr Oz are friends so there’s that
CALIF MEDICAID offers rent/house payments & FOOD.
Nevada offers to PAY FAMILY MEMBERS TO TAKE CARE OF OLDER FAMILY MEMBERS—THAT used to be called FAMILY RESPONSIBILITY.
WILL OZ shut that craziness down???
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Let him go screw around with healthcare in Turkey.
Oz is a twatwaffle. But Trump gets to pick who he wants… so guess we get to enjoy this fraud and loser again.
Hopefully RFK will see through Oz as fast and I am sure Elon will see through Vivek, and both these frauds will be gone soon.
Oz is a fraud, worst candidate I’ve ever seen put up for a statewide race in PA.
But Trump gets to pick who he wants, but this one is a dud.
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