Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Dr. Oz Had Up to Tens of Millions Invested in Companies Involved With CMS

from Common Dreams

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the "former daytime television fixture" who U.S. President-elect Donald Trump picked to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, reported "up to $56 million in investments in three companies" with direct CMS interests, the watchdog Accountable.US highlighted Friday.

The celebrity heart surgeon is already under fire for his record of peddling "baseless or wrong" health advice and pushing Medicare Advantage (MA)—an alternative to the government-run program administered by private health insurance companies—on The Dr. Oz Show, as well as his stake in UnitedHealth and CVS Health.

The new Accountable.US report—based on disclosures from Oz's unsuccessful 2022 run against U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.)—adds to conflict of interest concerns and fears that Oz may thwart the Biden administration's new rule intended to rein in privatized Medicare Advantage plans...

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1 comment:

  1. It's because i told u before his official name and title is "Dr. Nick from the Land of Oz".

    Try this---works for any country, especially "first world".

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYv3P159NAo
    5 Myths about the US I no longer believe
    Trip Bitten
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