Dr. Oz seeks to privatize Medicare after claiming uninsured do not have 'right to health'

Dr. Mehmet Oz, who was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has previously pushed to privatize Medicare.

Oz declared that "health" is only a right for those who can afford insurance while advocating for a balance between personal and state responsibility and warning against obesity, a sedentary lifestyle and smoking.

MORE

Dr. Mehmet Oz Wants to Privatize Medicare. Trump Just Picked the TV Star to Head Medicare Agency

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped several TV personalities for key posts in his incoming administration, including Dr. Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an agency that oversees health coverage for 150 million people. Oz, who ran an unsuccessful campaign for Senate in Pennsylvania in 2022, supports privatizing Medicare. “His background really has nothing to do with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,” says Dr. Robert Steinbrook, director of the Health Research Group for Public Citizen.

Trump taps television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead key Medicare and Medicaid agency

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has selected Dr. Mehmet Oz  — a celebrity heart surgeon who hosted a daytime television show — to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.....MORE