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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator disputes claims that federal spending bill is hurting health care.
Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, called federal workers “superstars” who sacrifice to serve the nation at the Health Connect South conference at the Georgia Aquarium on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (Natrice Miller/AJC)
By Ariel Hart
8 hours ago
Dr. Mehmet Oz, who runs one of President Donald Trump’s most consequential health offices, came to Atlanta on Wednesday and told a conference ballroom full of health executives and workers that he sees a world full of promise under recent Trump health initiatives.
And he’s hiring.
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Health care professionals attend the Health Connect South conference held at the Georgia Aquarium on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. Dr. Mehmet Oz said to those attending that jobs are open for health workers in the federal governement: “If you don’t come, you’re going to regret it for the rest of your life.” (Natrice Miller/AJC)
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Dr. Mehmet Oz (left), administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services speaks with former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price at the Health Connect South conference at the Georgia Aquarium on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (Natrice Miller/AJC)
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In his discussion with former HHS secretary Tom Price (right), Dr. Mehmet Oz defended the treatment of rural health care in President Donald Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill Act. (Natrice Miller/AJC)
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Ariel Hart
Ariel Hart is a reporter on health care issues. She works on the AJC’s health team and has reported on subjects including the Voting Rights Act and transportation.
Ariel Hart is a reporter on health care issues. She works on the AJC’s health team and has reported on subjects including the Voting Rights Act and transportation.
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