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.
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,
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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.
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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In Trump’s team, supplement fans find kindred spirits in search of better health
Kennedy and others in Trump's orbit have found a particularly warm reception among some of the biggest supplement evangelists ...
Senators Are Set to Question Weldon, Trump’s Pick to Head the C.D.C.
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 ...
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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.
Mehmet Oz’s dangerous prescription for health care puts profits over patients | Opinion
Four medical professionals with the nonprofit Doctors for America write that Dr. Mehmet Oz’s conflicts of interest and ...
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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 ...
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 ...