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Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the agency in charge of massive government-run health insurance programs, on Friday declined to commit to opposing future cuts to Medicaid when directly asked if he would do so.
Instead, the nominee for administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said that the way to protect Medicaid is "making sure that it's viable at every level."
The exchange during Oz's Senate confirmation hearing raises fresh questions about the fate of Medicaid under a Republican-led Congress and White...
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