Nutbag Mehmet Oz Confirmed To Lead Medicare

USA Today reports:

Television host and surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed on Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on a 53-45 vote that split the U.S. Senate along party lines. During his confirmation hearing last month, Oz vowed to empower patients to take charge of their health care and crack down on fraud, waste and abuse to safeguard federal health programs.

Trump reportedly paid attention to Oz’s television appearances during the COVID-19 pandemic, and he became an informal adviser to the then-president. Oz promoted using the malaria drugs hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, a theory that was debunked but spread by Trump and others for months. Oz has been criticized for promoting medical treatments not backed by experts.

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