Mehmet Oz on Medicare Advantage (managed care): recommends

Dr. Mehmet Oz is a long-standing supporter of Medicare Advantage plans. At his March 2025 Senate confirmation hearing, he acknowledged overbilling concerns around the program but said there was a “new sheriff in town” on insurer upcoding, per the reporting on his confirmation.

Oz’s stated reasoning is that managed care, properly overseen, can deliver Medicare coverage efficiently — while the overbilling he has also called out (see his warnings on Medicare Advantage upcoding) must be rooted out. The “new sheriff in town” framing presents the support as conditional on enforcement.

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