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Dr. Oz on Medicaid cuts: People should 'prove that you matter'

By The Hill  
   June 06, 2025

CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz defended President Trump’s 'big, beautiful bill' over criticism that millions of people could lose health coverage, saying those who would face new work requirements should 'prove that you matter.' Oz made the comments during an interview on Fox Business, arguing that when Medicaid was created in the 1960s lawmakers did not include work requirements because it 'never dawned on anybody that able-bodied people who work would be on Medicaid.'

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