Mehmet Oz on preventive and primary care over sick care: recommends

Dr. Mehmet Oz recommends preventive and primary care over “sick care,” pushing Medicare payment away from rewarding the volume of services and toward primary care, accountable care, and better outcomes. His July 2026 Physician Fee Schedule proposal is built around that pivot.

Oz said: “We’re proposing some of the most significant Medicare reforms in recent years to strengthen primary care, expand accountable care, and modernize physician payment.” His stated reasoning is that the payment system should reward better outcomes rather than “paying mainly for the volume of services,” and that modernized payment will help the system treat people before they become ill rather than only after.

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