{"id":2371030,"date":"2024-11-19T20:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T01:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trump-picks-former-tv-star-dr-oz-to-key-position-in-administration\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T20:54:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T01:54:59","slug":"breaking-trump-picks-former-tv-star-dr-oz-to-key-position-in-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trump-picks-former-tv-star-dr-oz-to-key-position-in-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Trump Picks Former TV Star Dr. Oz to Key Position in Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-trump-picks-former-tv-star-dr-oz-to-key-position-in-administration%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2371030&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President-elect Donald Trump\u2062 has nominated Dr.\u200c Mehmet Oz as the Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services \u2064(CMS). Trump expressed his confidence in Dr. Oz&#8217;s qualifications, stating that he is an eminent physician and communicator who will play a crucial role \u2064in addressing America&#8217;s healthcare crisis. Dr. \u2063Oz \u200dis\u2062 known for his previous work as the host of &#8220;The \u200bDr. Oz Show&#8221; and\u200d his advocacy for healthy living. He\u200b will \u2063collaborate with \u200bRobert F. Kennedy Jr. to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-the-culture-war-continues-to-rage-confidence-in-the-u-s-military-falls\/\" title=\"As the Culture War Continues to Rage, Confidence in the U.S. Military Falls\">tackle issues related<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stanford-study-results-facemasks-are-ineffective-to-block-transmission-of-covid-19-and-actually-can-cause-health-deterioration-and-premature-death\/\" title=\"STANFORD STUDY SAYS MASKS ARE \u2018INEFFECTIVE\u2019, HAVE \u2018DEVASTATING HEALTH CONSEQUENCES\u2019\">chronic diseases<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hungary-takes-lead-as-europe-prepares-to-begin-covid-19-vaccinations\/\" title=\"Hungary takes lead as Europe prepares to begin COVID-19 vaccinations\">healthcare system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The CMS oversees significant healthcare programs affecting nearly half of all Americans, including Medicare and Medicaid, which account for a substantial portion of the federal budget. Despite Dr.\u2063 Oz&#8217;s lack of experience managing large \u200dbureaucracies, he has previously contributed to discussions on Medicare policy. His appointment, \u200bhowever, has been met with skepticism, especially from legacy media, questioning his suitability due\u200b to his controversy-laden campaign for the U.S. Senate \u2063in 2022\u200b and \u2064his past promotion of hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he is nominating Dr. Mehmet Oz to join his administration as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am very pleased to nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/exciting-day-trump-enters-elon-musks-domain-spacex-starship-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;America is facing a Healthcare Crisis, and there may be no Physician more qualified and capable than Dr. Oz to Make America Healthy Again,&rdquo; Trump posted Tuesday on .<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He is an eminent Physician, Heart Surgeon, Inventor, and World-Class Communicator, who has been at the forefront of healthy living for decades.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: President-elect Trump nominates Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator in January.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Dr. Oz will work closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take on the illness industrial complex, and all the horrible chronic&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tA6UVEmL9F\">pic.twitter.com\/tA6UVEmL9F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1858985602169139524?\">November 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Dr. Oz will work closely with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-haters-may-silenced-forgotten-article-2008\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> to take on the illness industrial complex, and all the horrible chronic diseases left in its wake.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: President Trump announces the nomination of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrOz?\">@DrOz<\/a> to serve as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cXHKFW6K7M\">pic.twitter.com\/cXHKFW6K7M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1858979076327043440?\">November 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The CMS has a huge role in public health, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/11\/19\/trump-picks-dr-oz-to-lead-massive-medicare-medicaid-agency-cms.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;CMS operates or <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">oversees health-care programs<\/a> that provide coverage to about one out of every two Americans, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-harris-raided-medicare-fund-green-new-deal-premiums-now-set-spike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medicare<\/a>, Medicaid, the Children&rsquo;s Health Insurance Program, and the Obamacare marketplace exchange Healthcare.gov.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Those four programs account for $1.6 trillion in spending, or nearly 25 percent of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-that-wouldnt-approve-3-billion-for-trump-border-wall-approves-40-billion-for-ukraine\/\" title=\"House That Wouldn\u2019t Approve  Billion for Trump Border Wall Approves  Billion for Ukraine\">entire federal budget<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Oz is the former host of &ldquo;The Dr. Oz Show,&rdquo; which was on the air for over 12 years. Before he got a show of his own, he regularly appeared on &ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-team-drops-bomb-oprah-winfreys-dnc-speech-past-letter-comes-back-haunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oprah Winfrey<\/a> Show,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-appoints-dr-oz-key-hhs-position-new-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, he ran for the U.S. Senate, but lost to Democrat John Fetterman, despite securing an endorsement from Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Legacy news outlets, still stinging from the bitter defeat of their preferred candidate on Nov. 5, continued their pattern of painting Trump&rsquo;s appointments in a negative light.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oz is a household name and became a Trump world ally during a failed 2022 Senate run,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/11\/19\/trump-dr-oz-cms-cabinet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But he has no experience running a large government bureaucracy like CMS, which administers Medicare and Medicaid and conducts other services like inspecting nursing homes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/19\/us\/politics\/trump-dr-oz-medicare-medicaid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a> made a point to mention that &ldquo;Dr. Oz, a heart surgeon and the son of Turkish immigrants, does not have experience running a large federal bureaucracy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, the Times added, &ldquo;he has weighed in on Medicare policy, coauthoring a 2020 opinion column in Forbes arguing for a universal health coverage system, in which every American not covered by Medicaid would be enrolled in a private Medicare Advantage plan&rdquo; that would be paid for with a 20 percent payroll tax.<\/p>\n<p>Several outlets disparaged Oz for his efforts to promote the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/11\/19\/donald-trump-mehmet-dr-oz-medicare-medicaid\/76432777007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a> claimed was &ldquo;debunked.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Times noted that Oz&rsquo;s Senate campaign &ldquo;leaned on conservative anger toward pandemic policies that he said &lsquo;took away our freedom.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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