It is expected that Dr. Mohamed Oz, a TV celebrity doctor, is expected to face a tense confirmation session on Friday, as Democratic Senate members are planning to ask how he is involved in medical and medical care now because Republicans and the Trump administration are weighing major changes that affect millions of Americans.
Among the potential plans that Republican lawmakers and President Trump views, they are severe discounts in covering health insurance for low -income persons and a greater shift towards special plans for the elderly Americans.
It seems that Dr. Oz, 64, is a heart disease surgeon who ascended to fame during his successful daytime show, ready to secure the full Senate confirmation.
His confirmation session is among the last candidates for Trump whose agencies are under the jurisdiction of Robert F. Kennedy Junior, Minister of Health in the country. This is immediately followed by Mr. Trump’s decision on Thursday to withdraw the nomination of Dr. Dave Wildon to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Wildon’s long views against some vaccines weakened his chances of confirmation.
Given that the older Americans are advised to receive some vaccines because they are among the most vulnerable diseases such as Covid, flu and pneumonia, Dr. Oz’s positions on immunization are likely to be also concerned with the Senate Committee, which declines its qualifications.
In addition, it is possible that some members of the Senate Finance Committee will roast Dr. Oz about his countless financial relationships, many of which will constitute a disturbing conflict of interests if he is leading the agency.
He has achieved tens of millions of dollars that are exposed to food notes and other products on television and social media, and many companies that can communicate with it.
In an attempt to alleviate some of his struggles, in February, he announced that, if confirmed, he will sell his interest in more than 70 companies and investment funds, including UNITEDHELHELH GROUP, HCA Healthcare and Amazon, which now has major health care projects. Its commercial and family value in a neighborhood is estimated at approximately $ 90 million to $ 335 million, according to a modern regulatory provision.
The Senate Democrats are expected to return to the homeland in support of Dr. Oz’s audio, the controversial special insurance plans for American elderly known as Medicare Advantage. Insurance companies that occupy these plans were severely criticized, and they were excessively charged with the government and depriving patients of the necessary care. Dr. Oz also had close ties to companies that sell plans, many of which were also accused of excessive aggression marketing Tactics.
As director of Medicare and Medicaid Services Centers, Dr. Oz will determine the extent of the agency’s monitoring in the Medicare feature. He can also encourage people to register in special plans instead of the government’s traditional program. Medicare now covers approximately 68 million people, as it now receives more than half now insurance through Medicare Advantage plans. Almost seven million are in medical care less than 65.
Little is known about Dr. Oz’s views about the Medicaid program, the broad government program that provides coverage to 72 million Americans with low and disabled Americans, some are also on Medicare. Republicans in Congress are looking to find up to $ 880 billion of discounts, which may lead to a much fewer people qualified for health coverage and affect the amount of individual countries that must contribute.
Democrats in the Senate also want answers about the recent income tax files, focusing on whether it has paid the amount required for medical care taxes, according to a memo of the committee’s employees reviewed by the New York Times.
“The government’s ethics office conducted a comprehensive review of Dr. Oz’s funds as part of the regular examination,” said Christopher Crybich, his spokesman.
The Ethics Office told the Senate that “any potential conflicts have been resolved and that it is compatible with the law,” added Mr. Kreebitch.
But Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat from Massachusetts, sent a 28 -page letter to Dr. Oz on Thursday, and clearly demands that he provide answers about his positions and potential conflicts.
She said: “The agency deserves a leader ready to put the interests of patients, service providers and taxpayers first – and not the person who seeks to privatize these programs and spent most of his career in profit from the entities that pressure every other dollar for health care from patients and taxpayers.”