The trash pile is getting ever higher.
Oz wasconfirmedalong party lines, by a 53 to 45 vote.
Oz wasunceremoniously scrubbedfrom Columbia Universitys website in May 2022, ending a 20-year affiliation with the institution.
Mehmet Oz speaking to reporters during his Senate run on October 13, 2022.© OogImages via Shutterstock
He had officially retired as a professor in 2018.
Oz went on to lose his election to John Fetterman (D-Pa).
And theres little indication that the Trump White House will leave Medicare and Medicaid in good shape.
These job losses are likely toworsen peoples access to healthcare, Democratic lawmakers have argued.
SomeGOP-led proposalswould likely lead to people being removed from their Medicaid plans altogether.
Oz is only the latest clown to squeeze into the Trump circus car.
But his reign as head of CMS will almost certainly harm some of the most vulnerable Americans among us.
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