duxup 21 hours ago

>Dr. Oz, 64, has for years been a vocal proponent of Medicare Advantage, the private insurance plans for older Americans, despite federal inquiries and lawmakers’ concerns that insurers have overbilled the government by tens of billions of dollars a year. He promoted it on his TV show and acted as a broker for one company that sells the plan.

It really seems like many of these departments are for sale and all we get are people with clear conflicts of interest ... money / friends in the game they're now deeply involved in.