Dr. Oz and the Plot Against Medicare
Become a paid subscriber to gain access to our private Discord server, subscriber-only AMAs, chats, and invites to events. Dr. Oz and the Plot Against Medicare Medicare Advantage plans are killing seniors and bankrupting hospitals. Now the Trump administration is preparing to make them mandatory, ending Medicare as we know it. Alexander Zaitchik Mar 24 ∙ Guest post Dr. Mehmet Oz testifies in confirmation hearings for administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on March 14, 2025. Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images. This article is co-published with Truthdig . Presently tied up in Senate confirmation hearings , Mehmet Cengiz Oz, the Oprah-certified wellness advocate known as “Dr. Oz,” might soon become director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). If confirmed, the daytime TV doctor has agreed to sell his roughly $600,000 in UnitedHealthcare stock , along with an array of medical industry holdings in devi...