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(NewsNation) — The recently confirmed administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Monday that President Donald Trump has repeatedly instructed him to "love and cherish" captious wellness programs portion aggressively targeting discarded and fraud.
Dr. Mehmet Oz, successful an interrogation connected NewsNation's "CUOMO," pushed backmost against claims that the medication plans to cut Medicare and Medicaid services successful upcoming fund negotiations.
"The president has said to maine repeatedly and publically that helium wants to emotion and cherish these captious programs," Oz said. "We indispensable marque these programs strong. This is not astir politics, this is astir patriotism."
Oz, who was sworn successful precocious arsenic CMS administrator, said the bureau has identified billions successful imaginable savings from eliminating fraud and misaligned authorities incentives.
"We spent $200 cardinal successful the past word of CMS past twelvemonth connected housekeeping services, $10 cardinal connected nationalist unions, kid attraction services, different $10 cardinal connected pupil loans," Oz said. "These aren't related to taking attraction of our astir vulnerable."
The erstwhile tv property described his caller relation arsenic "the champion occupation I've ever had" contempt a steep learning curve, and praised Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for fostering collaboration betwixt national wellness agencies.
