Summary

The Senate confirmed Dr. Mehmet Oz as head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in a 53-45 party-line vote.

Oz will oversee healthcare for over half the U.S. population, including Medicare, Medicaid, and ACA programs, amid debates over Medicaid cuts.

He supports work requirements for Medicaid recipients.

He’s also embraced RFK Jr.‘s campaign to redesign the country’s food supply, reject vaccine mandates, and cast doubt on some long-established scientific research.

    • Nah, they’ll get Department of Water, or something like that.

      So they can excuse themselves for sucking California dry, then bitching about the fires.

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      614 days ago

      No shit, Kim K would be an improvement over 99% of the current pics.

    • @kreskin@lemmy.world
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      113 days ago

      and Shia Lebeouf for ambassador to the UN. Pee Wee Herman for chairman of the joint chiefs. Gal Gadot for secretary of interior. What we really need is Steven Segal back. Maybe trump can ask his daddy for that. I imagine Putin is ready to toss him by now.