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President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday afternoon that he has nominated Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve in his new administration as administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Oz, 64, a Republican from Pennsylvania, previously ran for U.S. Senate in the 2022 election, but lost to Democrat John Fetterman.
Trump announced:
“I am very pleased to nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator. America is facing a Healthcare Crisis, and there may be no Physician more qualified and capable than Dr. Oz to Make America Healthy Again. He is an eminent Physician, Heart Surgeon, Inventor, and World-Class Communicator, who has been at the forefront of healthy living for decades. Dr. Oz will work closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take on the illness industrial complex, and all the horrible chronic diseases left in its wake.
“Our broken healthcare system harms everyday Americans, and crushes our country’s budget. Dr. Oz will be a leader in incentivizing Disease Prevention, so we get the best results in the World for every dollar we spend on healthcare in our great country. He will also cut waste and fraud within our country’s most expensive government agency, which is a third of our nation’s healthcare spend, and a quarter of our entire national budget.
“Dr. Oz graduated from Harvard College, and earned a joint MD and MBA degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Wharton Business School, my powerful alma mater. He rose to become a Professor of Surgery at Columbia University, while receiving numerous patents on his medical inventions, authoring more than 400 original publicans, and publishing numerous New York Times best selling books.
“He won nine Daytime Emmy Awards hosting “The Dr. Oz Show,” where he taught millions of Americans how to make healthier lifestyle choices, adn gave a strong voice to the key pillars of the MAHA movement. Dr. Oz and his wife Lisa expanded this effort by founding HealthCorps, a non-profit that has improved the lives of millions of underserved teens nationwide over the past two decades.
“I have known Dr. Oz for many years, and I am confident he will fight to ensure everyone in America receives the best possible Healthcare, so our County can be Great and Healthy Again!”
Trump has nominated DR OZ to be administrator of CMS. pic.twitter.com/qSgXGcHviH
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) November 19, 2024
After Trump won the presidential election, Oz posted the following note of congratulations:
“Congratulations to President Trump on a historic victory. The American people have spoken in support of his desire to make our great nation strong, safe and healthy again. The election presents a powerful mandate to solve problems that hurt us today and will cripple future generations. We suffer from record numbers of lifestyle-related chronic diseases that are largely avoidable and cost 90% of the nation’s $4 trillion annual spend in health care. Disrupting the “Illness Industrial Complex” will save us money and lives, with the promise of bountiful opportunity and longevity.”
Congratulations to President Trump on a historic victory. The American people have spoken in support of his desire to make our great nation strong, safe and healthy again. The election presents a powerful mandate to solve problems that hurt us today and will cripple future…
— Dr. Mehmet Oz (@DrOz) November 7, 2024
Fox News Alert: Trump says he will nominate Dr. Oz as the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, reports Fox’s @marthamaccallum pic.twitter.com/fgnW9tjx1P
— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) November 19, 2024
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