TV’s Dr. Oz Invested in Businesses Regulated by Agency Trump Wants Him To Lead - KFF Health News
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Celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz recently held broad investments in health care, tech, and food companies. Were he confirmed to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, his job would involve interacting with giants of the industry that have contributed to his wealth.

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the sprawling government agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act marketplace — celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz — recently held broad investments in health care, tech, and food companies that would pose significant conflicts of interest.

  • Drusas
    36•5 days ago

    He wouldn’t be qualified to be part of Trump’s team if he didn’t have conflicts is interest.

    • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashedEnglish
      9•5 days ago

      Oprah to the executive branch:

      “You get a felon, and you get a brain worm, and you get a pedophile, you get a fraudster, and everyone gets a cyberdumpstertruck”

  • @Red_October
    10•5 days ago

    Well, yeah. Obviously. Corruption is so normal under Trump that they’re not even going to try to hide it.

  • BakkodaEnglish
    12•5 days ago

    This is like watching people get crowned the regulatory capture champions.

  • Zier
    5•5 days ago

    Dr Scammer! Everyone connected to oprah is to be avoided.