Dr. Oz ‘Disavows’ Support for Transgender Care, Assuaging a Senator’s Concerns
Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican, pressed Dr. Oz on transgender care and abortion, and now says he will vote for the ...
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States Try to Rein in Health Insurers’ Claim Denials, With Mixed Results
In a survey last year by the American Medical Association, 93% of doctors said that insurers’ prior authorization practices ...
Hawley officially a yes on Dr. Oz after securing commitments on transgender, abortion issues
Hawley said he was delighted that Dr. Oz responded to his inquiry and walked back previous promotion of transgender and abortion isses.
Oz opposes abortion, trans care in letter to GOP senator
Oz wrote that he supports an executive order barring funding or promotion of gender-affirming care for anyone under 19 years ...
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Dentists face ‘bleaker’ future if Medicaid is cut: Exec
Any cuts to the Medicaid program could lead to drastic consequences for dental practices and patients, according to Barry ...
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HHS to cut 10K jobs, including 300 at CMS
The downsizing is part of a DOGE effort to eliminate 20,000 positions at the Department of Health and Human Services, which ...
The dismantling of Medicare: Trump’s acceleration of a longstanding class war policy
While often framed as a partisan issue, the truth is that Medicare’s privatization is a bipartisan effort spanning decades, ...
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The White House is assuring Republicans that Dr. Oz is now transphobic
A GOP senator brought up how Dr. Oz had a respectful conversation with a trans person in 2015. The White House is trying to ...
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Senate committee advances Dr. Oz to lead CMS
Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee criticized the physician and TV personality ahead of the vote Tuesday for avoiding ...
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Senate committee votes to advance Oz’s nomination for CMS administrator
The United States Senate Committee on Finance voted to advance the nomination of Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA, to be the next ...
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Senate confirms Johns Hopkins surgeon Marty Makary to lead FDA amid turbulence at the agency
Despite the uncertainty currently sweeping through the Food and Drug Administration, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead ...
Senate Committee Advances Nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz, Backer of Privatizing Medicare
In other Trump news, the Senate Finance Committee has advanced the nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The former TV host and doctor has a long record ...