MedPage Today November 21, 2024
— Is he a “threat to public health” or a reasonable choice for the job?
President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of cardiothoracic surgeon and former talk show host Mehmet Oz, MD, to serve as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator has divided policy experts, with some saying he is not qualified for the job while others assert that his medical degree and skill as a communicator will be advantageous.
“Not since the Wizard of Oz himself has there been a bigger fraud than this guy,” said Brad Woodhouse, executive director of Protect Our Care, a Washington-based nonprofit focused on expanding access to quality healthcare, in a press release. “Dr. Oz is wholly and deeply unqualified to lead CMS, and...
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