Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from Dr. Mehmet Oz on his past push to eliminate traditional Medicare in favor of private insurers. Led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), the senators wrote a letter to Oz on Tuesday “regarding our concerns about your advocacy for the elimination of Traditional Medicare and your deep financial ties to

The lawmakers say that Oz has invested "at least" $550,000 in UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of the largest insurer in MA, UnitedHealthcare. If traditional Medicare were fully replaced by MA, UnitedHealth's revenue from this market would likely double to $274 billion each year, according to the letter.

Democratic senators pressed Dr. Mehmet Oz on his past "advocacy for Medicare privatization" after Donald Trump picked him to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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Dr. Mehmet Oz needs to answer for his financial ties to Medicare Advantage insurers, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and other congressional Democrats declare.

Lawmakers like Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden argued Mehmet Oz, who was nominated to oversee the CMS, has pushed to expand MA while owning stock in industry leader UnitedHealth.

Leading Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from Dr. Mehmet Oz on his previous support for eliminating traditional Medicare in favor of private Medicare Advantage plans. Led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.