‘Middle finger to science’: Experts blast Trumps ‘single most important’ healthy policy pick

Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he nominates Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator.Emphasizing, “America is facing a Healthcare Crisis,” the president-elect wrote that “there may be no Physician more qualified and capable than Dr. Oz to Make America Healthy Again.”Health experts and journalists took to social media to mock the latest MAGA nomination. READ MORE: ‘Talk him out of it’: Wall St. leaders expected to urge Trump to drop key campaign promiseKFF chief executive officer Drew Altman wrote: “The single most important position in health policy goes to… Dr Oz.”American Economic Liberties Project researcher Matt Stoller commented: “Dr. Oz is not a good pick for a very powerful position in charge of a trillion dollars+ of health care spending. He wants to privatize what’s left of traditional Medicare and owns stock in a bunch of big health platform companies like United and CVS.”Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Will Bunch wrote: “We are all going to die.”Lawrence Gostin, O’Neill Chair in Global Health Law at Georgetown Law, added: “Dr Oz is unfit to run CMS. He peddles conspiracy theories on vaccines & fake cures. He profits from fringe medical ideas. By nominating RFK Jr & Mehmet Oz, Trump is giving his middle finger to science. Having worked for 40 years in public health, it’s utterly disheartening.”READ MORE: ‘Republicans cannot block these nominees’: Trump orders GOP Senate to ‘hold the line’ on Dem judges

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