Mehmet Oz, Medicaid 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.
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,
Senator Warren Calls for Dr. Oz to Divest Financial Ties Ahead of Medicare Leadership Nomination
Senator Elizabeth Warren urges Dr. Mehmet Oz, nominee for head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to divest from financial interests tied to the healthcare industry. Warren highlights potential conflicts of interest and calls for a commitment to ethical conduct and a lobbying ban post-tenure.
US Senator Warren Demands Medicare Nominee Dr. Oz Sever Industry Ties
Television personality and surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz is scheduled to appear on Friday before the Senate Finance Committee, on which Warren sits. The panel will hold a confirmation hearing for his nomination to be administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,
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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