During the conference, Oz talked extensively about the history of his family, the origin of his name, and his educational background at Harvard and Pennsylvania (including his football career), and then talked about CMS.
Oz told CMS employees that caring for themselves is their “patriotic obligation” as it will help reduce the cost of health care, citing the cost of operating Medicare and Medicaid across the country. (During his Senate Confirmation hearing For CMS administrators, Oz also claimed that “staying healthy is our patriotic obligation”, linking personal exercise with the overall reduction in Medicare and Medicaid. )
Oz talked in detail about “obesity” in the United States and its fees in CMS during the meeting without citing any proven statistics. He said addressing obesity is one of his top priorities. (The Biden administration recommends that Medicare and Medicaid cover the cost of weight loss pills, and this initiative is So far, the Trump administration has refused to expand. Oz promotesMiracleDr. Oz performs weight loss therapy.
“I’m not sure he knows what we do here,” said a CMS employee who listened to the phone. “He’s talking about nutrition and exercise. It’s not what Medicare does. We care for people in nursing homes. We deal with dying people.”
When asked how to briefly introduce complex policy issues, Oz told employees, You will find that I didn’t mean it, but intentionally naive.. Sources told Wired that it seems to them like the Wizard of Oz that he focuses on personal or political motivations, but rather the way the facts circumvent. Oz also claimed that CMS needs to do better to address the agency’s “fraud and waste” work, two goals of Elon Musk and his so-called government efficiency division.
Oz also endorsed Maha: Making America healthy again, it’s a HHS priority This was originally the cornerstone of RFK JR’s 2024 presidential campaign. At the CMS meeting, Oz said Maha was about “curiosity”. (JFK, who once supported Maha, also has Repeated danger Promoted anti-vaccine opinions, doctors and activists. )
“Reinforcements are introducing the agency to the agency, even those who didn’t want to work at CMS before.
The idea of bringing new friends to CMS, hundreds of employees have been fired recently Scan the Force at HHS (RIF)uneasy about those attending the meeting. “Frankly, this is an insult to the CMS staff,” the source said. “We have incredible people here.”
