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John,
Donald Trump has nominated talk show doctor and unsuccessful Senate candidate Dr. Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Dr. Oz has previously stated that he wants to privatize Medicare and hand it over to profit-driven corporations, directly threatening the well-being of millions of Americans who rely on Medicare. His proposed privatization of Medicare would:
- Raise costs for low and middle income Americans while boosting insurance company profits.
- Shift Medicare from a guaranteed benefit to a corporate-run system, allowing insurers to dictate care.
- Jeopardize seniors’ and disabled Americans’ access to affordable, reliable healthcare.
Sign on now to demand that the Senate reject Dr. Oz's nomination! We need to protect Medicare from privatization and profiteering.
Unsurprisingly, Dr. Oz and his wife have both made significant investments in private healthcare companies like UnitedHealth Group and CVS Health, which would profit from his policies. This is a clear conflict of interest, and Dr. Oz has shown he’s committed to helping his rich friends and lining his own pockets, rather than prioritizing patients.
Dr. Oz also has a long record of promoting pseudoscience. A BMJ study found that about half of the recommendations he made on “The Dr. Oz Show” were unsupported by scientific evidence. This, coupled with his aims to privatize Medicare and his prioritization of profits over patients, makes him unfit to lead CMS.
We need to come together to demand that the Senate reject Dr. Oz's nomination to head of CMS! Protect Medicare from privatization and profiteering by adding your name today.
Thank you,
Democratic Values
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