FAH President and CEO Chip Kahn released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Dr. Mehmet Oz as the next CMS Administrator:

“We congratulate Dr. Mehmet Oz on his confirmation to be CMS Administrator and look forward to working with him to help continue building a strong, healthy America.

“America’s health is only as strong as Americans’ health coverage. It is critical path to better care that we build on the progress made extending health coverage to a record number of Americans by supporting the renewal of the individual marketplace’s enhanced tax credits while protecting Medicaid and Medicare from unwarranted reductions. At the same time, it’s also mission critical for the new Administrator to act on behalf of over half of Medicare beneficiaries and ensure Medicare Advantage does no harm, providing the care seniors need, when they need it.”

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