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Medicare policy changes may soon include weight-loss drug coverage

The U.S. healthcare system may cover weight-loss drugs soon, but experts are divided on the long-term costs.

The Street

How Dr. Oz could change Medicare under President Trump

What you might expect from Oz if he runs Medicare, Medicaid, and management of the Affordable Care Act at the 6,000-person CMS.

Fortune

From ‘magic’ weight-loss coffee beans to red onion stopping cancer: Dr Oz’s history of baseless medical claims

Mehmet Oz has been nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, working alongside vaccine-sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr. Rhian Lubin reports

The Independent UK

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Who is Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid?

Dr Oz, best known for his daytime talkshow, leaned heavily into Trumpism during his failed 2022 run for US Senate

The Guardian - US

John Fetterman says he is willing to confirm Dr Oz: ‘Do you think he’s my first choice?’

Exclusive: US Senator tells The Independent he is not worried that his former Republican opponent will make steep cuts to Medicare and Medicaid

The Independent UK

Trump Taps TV's Dr. Oz To Head Massive Medicare, Medicaid Agency

The celebrity physician would oversee spending that accounts for nearly one-quarter of the federal budget to provide health care to about half the country.

International Business Times

Trump picks Oz for top health post

"There may be no physician more qualified and capable than Dr. Oz to Make America Healthy Again,” Trump said

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Sen. Fetterman Open To Confirming Dr. Oz For Key Role

Democratic Senator Fetterman willing to support Dr. Oz for CMS role based on healthcare program protection criteria.

Top News

Trump nominates ‘Dr Oz’ as Medicare and Medicaid services administrator

TV personality’s medical advice has proven so controversial a 2014 study declared half of it ‘baseless or wrong’

The Guardian - US

Trump names Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid

The TV doctor will work closely with RFK Jr, Trump announced on Tuesday

The Independent UK

GOP eyes Medicaid, food stamp cuts

Trump plans to extend a 2017 tax bill that would add $4 trillion to the national debt

Salon

Trump taps Dr. Oz to serve as Medicare, Medicaid administrator - Roll Call

President-elect Trump's health team would include former TV talk show host Mehmet Oz as head of Medicare and Medicaid.

Roll Call

Medicare Part B is getting more expensive and outpacing inflation. Here's what you can expect to pay in 2025

The increase “is mainly due to projected price changes and assumed utilization increases that are consistent with historical experience,” according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.

Fortune

RFK Jr is Trump’s pick to ‘Make America Healthy Again.’ Here’s all the agencies he could oversee

Eric Garcia breaks down just how much power Kennedy would have should he lead the agency

The Independent UK

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Here's how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to remake the nation's top health agencies

If confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F

Salon

Will Musk's "DOGE" have any real power?

The "Department of Government Efficiency" is not a real government department, but it's also not a joke

Top News

Trump Administration Faces Key Health Program Deadlines In 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s role in overseeing healthcare programs under Trump administration and key 2025 deadlines for ACA and Medicare.

Roll Call

Trump taps RFK Jr. to lead HHS - Roll Call

After promising to let him "go wild" on public health agencies, President-elect Donald Trump nominates RFK Jr. for HHS secretary.

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Kiplinger

How One Caregiver Is Navigating a Loved One's Dementia

She's spent many hours doing research and speaking with other caregivers to find her way to resources designed to help caregivers.

Reason

To Succeed at Cutting Government, Musk and Ramaswamy Must Take on Entitlements

When it comes to cutting waste, fraud, and abuse, what's lacking is not ideas but the political will to act on them.

The Guardian - US

Why the Trump administration will be bad for Americans’ health

Experts say president-elect is likely to oppose policies such as universal healthcare and measures to reduce smoking

The Conversation

In hundreds of communities across the US, finding a dentist is like pulling teeth − but in 14 states, dental therapists are filling the gap

For more than 50 million Americans, finding a dentist is a difficult – in some cases, impossible – proposition. Many rural communities don’t have a dentist. People of color and those with disabilities often lack access, and only about one-third of dentists accept Medicaid.

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ 90,000 DACA recipients can sign up for Affordable Care Act coverage — for now

Those enrolled in the federal program shielding them from deportation can enroll through Jan. 15, but a lawsuit and Trump’s anti-immigration stance threaten to eliminate eligibility.

The Guardian - UK

Why did voters abandon Kamala Harris? Because they feel trapped – and Trump offered a way out

His resounding victory will be blamed on ‘populism’, but that’s lazy thinking. He addressed the key concerns far better than the Democrats did, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakraborrty

Fortune

Trump’s White House return poised to tangle health care safety net

A second Trump term may increase the uninsured rate while imposing new barriers to abortion and other reproductive care.

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