Medicare, Mehmet Oz and Trump

US Senator Warren demands Medicare nominee Dr. Oz sever industry ties
President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the agency overseeing Medicare should divest financial ties to healthcare and pharmaceutical companies that could benefit from his policy decisions, Democratic U.
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
Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television personality and Senate candidate, is still likely to win confirmation to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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.
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Seniors, Trump pick Dr. Oz wants to take you out of Medicare. Call your senator | Opinion
Oz's confirmation would advance the Republicans' plan to hand even more of traditional public Medicare over to insurers like UnitedHealth.
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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Busted: Medicare Advantage lobbyists spending millions ahead of Dr. Oz hearing
The watchdog group Public Citizen on Tuesday released a research brief about the hundreds of millions of dollars Medicare ...
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Dr. Oz urged to address conflicts of interests ahead of hearing
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) expressed her concerns about Dr. Mehmet Oz's potential conflicts in a letter to the nominee for CMS administrator.
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If Medicare and Medicaid spent more money by approving this type of drug, they would quickly save billions of dollars.
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Health Headlines: Nigeria Battles Lassa Fever and US Health Policy Updates
Nigeria is tackling a severe Lassa fever outbreak, with 98 deaths and 535 cases reported in 14 states this year. Meanwhile, US health policies are under scrutiny, including Senator Elizabeth Warren's ...