Dr. Oz sought AI Healthcare at the first Medicare Agency Town Hall

At the meeting, Oz spoke widely about his family history, the origins of his name, and his educational background at Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania (including his soccer career) before talking about CMS.

Oz told CMS employees that caring for yourself is a “patriotic duty” as it helps reduce health care costs by citing the costs of running Medicare and Medicaid nationwide. (In his Senate) Confirmation hearing For CMS administrators, Oz argued that “being healthy is our patriotic obligation,” linking personal exercise to reduced overall costs for Medicare and Medicaid. )

During the meeting, Oz spoke at length without citing proofable statistics, which costly “obesity” and CMS in the US. He said dealing with obesity is one of his top priorities. (The Biden administration had proposed that Medicare and Medicaid cover the costs of weight loss drugs. The Trump administration has so far refused to expand. Oz repeatedly elicited criticism of promoting it.miracle“Dr. Oz Show’s Weight Loss Treatment. )

“I don’t know if he knows what we’re doing here,” said a CMS employee who heard the phone. “He was talking about nutrition and exercise. That’s not what Medicare does. We are caring for people in nursing homes. We deal with people who are dying.”

Oz told staff when asked how he wanted to explain complex policy issues. You will find me not intentionally but intentionally naive about many issues. Sources tell Wired that this seemed like a roundabout to say Oz was focusing on facts rather than personal or political motivations. Oz also argued that the CMS needs to do a better job dealing with “fraud and waste,” which claimed two targets of Elion Musk and his so-called government efficiency.

Oz also approved Maha: to make America healthy again HHS priority It was originally the basis of RFK JR’s 2024 presidential campaign. At the CMS meeting, Oz said that Maha was all about “curiosity.” (He also has Kennedy, who defended Maha. Repetitively dangerous It promoted anti-vaccine opinions, doctors and activists. )

“Reinforcements are coming to the agency,” Oz said. Or even those who hadn’t wanted to work at CMS before.

The idea is to bring new people to CMS. Hundreds of employees have recently been fired. Power reduction in HHS (RIF)was upset by the people who attended the meeting. “It was frankly humiliated by the CMS staff,” the source says. “There are incredible people here.”