Washington – was a television personality and a one -off candidate for the US Senate Mehmet Oz may become the next Administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an comprehensive government agency, which is responsible for enormous vouchers of healthcare in the country.
President Elek Donald Trump announced that he intends to nominate OZ on Tuesday, writing in a statement “there can be no more qualified and talented doctor than Dr. Oz, that America would be healthy again.”
Oz won the Republican Basic in the US Senate race in Pennsylvania in 2022, but was defeated during the universal elections by a democratic senator John Fetterman.
Trump wrote that Oz “works closely” with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who will be nominated for the Secretary for Health and Human Services“To take care of the industrial complex of the disease and all terrible chronic diseases remained after him.”
“He will also reduce waste and deception at the most expensive government agency of our country, which is one -third of expenses for health care in our country and one quarter of our entire national budget,” wrote Trump in the advertisement.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services manages the largest healthcare programs in the country, including Medicare, Medicaid, health insurance for children or chip, as well as health insurance markets created by the Act on inexpensive care or obamacare.
67.7 million people are saved in Medicare, with almost 90% of people saved over 65 years elderly. The program also provides health protection for younger people with stern diseases or disability.
Medicaid, a federal program that provides health insurance for low-income people, has about 72.4 million registration.
There are 7.1 million participants of the CHIP program.
A 21.3 million people bought health insurance through the ACa market in 2024 an open registration period.
After adding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services together, it provides health insurance 1 in 4 Americans, according to its latest Financial report.
The agency has spent around $ 1.516 in the last financial year and has over 6,700 federal employees, as well as contractors to support the load on the work.
“CMS and its contractors process over a billion Medicare’s claims annually, monitor the quality of care, provide countries with matched funds for MEDICID benefits and develop rules and procedures to ensure the best possible service to beneficiaries”, in accordance with the report.
“CMS also ensures the safety and quality of medical facilities, provides health insurance for employees changing work and maintains the greatest collection of healthcare data in the United States.”
Oz obtained a bachelor’s degree at Harvard University, before he obtained a joint MD and MBA at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Wharton Business School.
He appeared in the daily program “Dr. Oz ”, which lasted from 2009 to 2022.
The OZ nomination is confirmed by the Senate and is subject to the jurisdiction of the financial commission, currently conducted by the democratic senator Oregon Ron Olemen and the Republican senator Idaho Mike Crapo.
The OZ confirming hearing will not be testified before the Senate Commission for the first time. Over 10 years ago He testified in front of the Senate panel That his comments on his television program about some slimming supplements were “floral”.
Last updated 18:44, November 20, 2024
Pennsylvania angle
In 2022, Mehmet Oz won the Republican basic headquarters in Pennsylvania an open headquarters in the US Senate, but not earlier when it went to the conversion. Oz defeated the pretender Dave McCormicka less than 1000 votes. McCormick challenged Senator Bob Bob Casey in this year’s election, and two messages were announced by the winners. But because the margin between Casey and McCormick was less than 0.5%, it caused another conversion in the entire state, which is currently ongoing.
US Senator John Fetterman, who defeated Oz in general elections in 2022, CNN said on Tuesday That he found a former television doctor whom he mocked during a campaign to live in New Jersey to be more qualified than some of the offices of the president’s president’s President.
“Our policy is of course different and we have history, but I don’t have bitterness,” said Fetterman. “I don’t mind him. As long as he is ready to protect and keep Medicaid and Medicare, I vote for a guy. “
