Becker's Healthcare November 22, 2024
Prospective CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, has been a major supporter of Medicare Advantage, while Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for HHS secretary, does not have clear public views on Medicare and Medicaid.
On Nov. 14, President-elect Donald Trump named Mr. Kennedy as his nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services. Shortly after, Mr. Trump nominated Dr. Oz, a television personality and professor emeritus of cardiothoracic surgery at Columbia University, to lead CMS.
Here are 10 things to know:
1. Dr. Oz proposed expanding Medicare Advantage plans to “all Americans who want them” during his bid for Senate, CNN reported in 2022. A spokesperson for Dr. Oz’s campaign told CNN the plan was called “Medicare...
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