Medicare, Mehmet Oz and Trump

Mehmet Oz, Trump’s nominee to run Medicare and Medicaid, will testify before a Senate committee Friday
Trump’s allegiance to Oz was further emphasized on Tuesday when the president announced he was nominating Oz’s son-in-law, John Jovanovic, to head the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
US Senator Warren demands Medicare nominee Dr. Oz sever industry ties
President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the agency overseeing Medicare should divest financial ties to healthcare and pharmaceutical companies that could benefit from his policy decisions, Democratic U.
Senate Committee Votes to Advance Trump’s FDA, NIH Nominees
A key US Senate panel voted to advance the nominations of President Donald Trump’s picks to lead the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health. The nominees will next face confirmation votes before the full Senate.
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Seniors, Trump pick Dr. Oz wants to take you out of Medicare. Call your senator | Opinion
Oz's confirmation would advance the Republicans' plan to hand even more of traditional public Medicare over to insurers like UnitedHealth.
Trump health nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz faces scrutiny for Medicare and Medicaid stances
President Donald Trump raised eyebrows with nominations political pundits thought had no chance of gaining Senate approval for confirmation. One, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican and Trump’s original choice for attorney general,
Warren calls on Oz to sever financial ties to health care, pharmaceutical companies
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has written a letter to Mehmet Oz, asking him to make a series of commitments to avoid conflicts of interests ahead of his confirmation hearing Friday to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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'What's the cure for measles?' Here's why supplement fans love the Trump administration
President Donald Trump’s health officials want you to take your vitamins. Mehmet Oz, the nominee to lead the Centers for ...
White House Withdraws Nominee for C.D.C. Director
It is the first time the Senate has been called upon to confirm a C.D.C. director. Dr. Dave Weldon has close ties to Robert F ...
CDC Nomination Hearing Cancelled Minutes Before Start
A Senate committee on Thursday morning cancelled a nomination hearing for Dave Weldon, the former congressman with a history ...
White House to Withdraw Weldon as CDC Nominee
A Republican familiar with the nomination said Dr. Dave Weldon didn’t have the votes in the Senate to be confirmed.
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Dr. Oz urged to address conflicts of interests ahead of hearing
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) expressed her concerns about Dr. Mehmet Oz's potential conflicts in a letter to the nominee for CMS administrator.
Health care for more than 100 million Americans is being turned over to a supplement salesman
President Donald Trump’s health team has deep financial ties to the supplements industry. Now they’re poised to boost its ...
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Busted: Medicare Advantage lobbyists spending millions ahead of Dr. Oz hearing
The watchdog group Public Citizen on Tuesday released a research brief about the hundreds of millions of dollars Medicare ...
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Fake testimonials, false claims: FTC pays out for green coffee scam linked to Dr. Oz
Marketers created Pure Green Coffee after Dr. Mehmet Oz — a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon — talked about the health ...