Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed as the 17th Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator on April 3. He revealed his goals for the agency in a press release.
With a reported $1.7 trillion budget, he will work closely with Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on the Make America Healthy Again Campaign. Some actions CMS will take to achieve this are:
· Enforcing the President’s Executive Order on Transparency
· Providing healthcare professionals with more “information about the patients they serve and holding them accountable for health outcomes, rather than unnecessary paperwork that distracts them from their mission.”
· Combating fraud
· Emphasize “prevention, wellness, and chronic disease management.”
Dr. Oz’s bio, according to CMS:
“Dr. Oz received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and obtained a joint M.D.-M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania – a foundation he credits with providing him the skills to manage a large organization. A professor emeritus at Columbia University and former leader of the heart institute at New York Presbyterian Medical Center, Dr. Oz has long advanced research to improve heart health, surgery, and health policy. He has published hundreds of academic articles and New York Times best-selling books, which culminated in his award-winning TV show, all connecting millions of people to news and information for making more informed choices about their health. A native of Ohio, he and his wife have four children and four grandchildren.”
