Trump Picks Oz, Champion Of Medicare Privatization

Editor’s note: By selecting TV doctor Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Trump could give the TV doctor the power to enact his pet healthcare initiative: A privatized Medicare scheme funded by new worker taxes that would generate big profits for insurance companies in which he’s invested. If Oz is confirmed as the agency's head and is required to divest from these potential conflicts of interest, he could be in line for a massive tax break. Read our previous report on Oz's campaign for senate, originally published in August 2022.