Trump picks TV doctor to run trillion-dollar healthcare agency
Former television personality Dr Oz gets nomination to lead major US healthcare department. The pick aims to reshape medicare-medicaid systems focus on disease prevention and cost-cutting
In a non-standard move Donald Trump has picked well-known television doctor Mehmet Oz to manage the nations biggest healthcare agency
Dr Oz will be a leader in incentivizing Disease Prevention‚ so we get the best results in the World for every dollar we spend on Healthcare in our Great Country
The ex-tv personality would oversee an agency thats responsible for about 33% of US healthcare expenses; which means managing roughly one-fourth of the federal budget (a truly mind-boggling amount of money)
The president-elects choice shows his focus on cost-cutting: as the nominee is expected to target waste fraud and over-spending in the medicare-medicaid system. The pick also hints at a shift towards disease-prevention strategies — a move that could re-shape how the agency handles healthcare delivery
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services handles health-care coverage for:
- Senior citizens
- Low-income families
- People with disabilities
- Children in need
The agencyʼs yearly budget tops one-trillion dollars making it one of the most resource-heavy departments in the government structure
