The Senate Committee for Finance will later vote for the question of whether President Donald Trump’s pick should be implemented for the centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Dr. ir. Mehmet Oz, in Leiden to a complete mood of the Senate.
The vote follows two hearings from the committee that OZ have investigated about his plans for the federal health care programs, his views on abortion, potential conflicts of interest in health care and more.
If confirmed, OZ would be in charge of almost $ 1.5 trillion in federal health care expenditure. Medicare, one Federal Health Care Program For seniors aged 65 and older, coverage currently offers coverage for around 65 million Americans, according to the Center for Medicare Advocacy. Medicaid, which helps people with a low income, covers about 72 million Americans according to Medicaid.Gov.
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, the choice of President Donald Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, before he testifies to Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 14, 2025 (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) during his confirmation status for the Senate Final Committee)
A former heart surgeon who saw his fame rise by his performances on TV during the day and 13 seasons of “The Dr Oz Show”, OZ later turned into politics and launched a failed offer for Pennsylvania’s open senate seat In 2022. He eventually lost to John Fetterman, then the Lieutenant Gouverneur of the State.
OZ graduated from Harvard and achieved medical and business degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.
As manager of CMS, OZ would make decisions with regard to how the government covers procedures, stay in the hospital and medication within the federal health care programs, as well as the reimbursement rates with which care providers are paid for their services.
Dr. OZ cuts back democratic attempts to paint him as a seller of ‘Snake Oil’ in the hearing
Dr. Mehmet Oz, The choice of President Donald Trump for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Leiden, right, greeted Senator Marsha Blackburn, R-tenn., As Senator Roger Marshall, R-Kan. 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Earlier this month, Trump chooses to lead the NIH and the FDA, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya And Dr. Marty Makary, were also approved in the committee respectively and are currently waiting for full confirmation votes in the Senate.
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Around the same time that Bhattacharya and Makary Committee won approval, Trump drew his appointment of former Florida Rep. David Weldon in to run the CDC, because of the fear that he did not have the GOP support to delete full confirmation.
On Monday, the Trump government called Susan Monarez, who is currently acting director of the CDC, as his new nominee.
