First, President Trump nominated Dr. Mehmet Oz — former talk show host, Republican U.S. Senate candidate, and major supporter/investor in Medicare Advantage plans (worse quality plans run by for-profit insurers that overcharge our government) — to oversee the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Then, news broke that Oz and the Trump administration plan to make Medicare Advantage the default option for Medicare recipients.

Now, the Senate Finance Committee is voting on advancing Dr. Oz’s nomination TOMORROW.

We need to fight back NOW: Use our hotline number 202-998-6094 to call your senators and urge them to vote NO on Oz for CMS Administrator! If the office is closed for the day, please leave a voicemail. And if you’ve already called, call again — all the more pressure to stop Oz!

Here is a script you can use, or feel free to use your own:

Hi, my name is _______. I am a constituent and I’m a nurse/other health care worker/patient/community supporter/_____. I’m calling today to urge you to vote no on the nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The CMS Administrator must have a strong and respected track record in health care – Dr. Oz does not. Throughout his career, Dr. Oz has consistently advocated for the complete privatization of Medicare, which would unravel this critical health program. In addition, Dr. Oz has serious conflicts of interest due to his financial ties with private health insurance companies, and he has repeatedly promoted unscientific claims and unfounded conspiracy theories as medical advice. If confirmed, Dr. Mehmet Oz would put the health and safety of millions of patients and health care workers at risk. I urge you to vote no on his nomination.

The more calls we generate to the Senate today, the more likely we are to stop Oz from being confirmed. We need your help to take action to stop Dr. Oz’s nomination and to stop CMS from forcing patients to rely on the private, for-profit insurers that run Medicare Advantage.

In solidarity,

Nurses’ Campaign to Win Medicare for All