Becker's Healthcare November 27, 2024
Patsy Newitt

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Mehmet Oz, MD, as CMS administrator, and six leaders joined Becker’s to discuss what this could mean for physicians.

Question: What could President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz as the leader of CMS mean for physicians?

Editor’s note: These responses were edited lightly for clarity.

Marc Comaratta, MD. President and Managing Partner of Montana Retina Consultants (Bozeman): It’s difficult to say what the appointment of Dr. Oz for CMS means for physicians. He was clearly picked because of the incoming president’s fondness for Republican television personalities. Beyond that, it has been some time since he has been a practicing physician. Does he know the current state of physician reimbursement and regulatory...

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