Oz pledges to fight health care fraud but makes no commitments on Medicaid funding cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Mehmet Oz promised senators on Friday to fight health care fraud and push to make Americans healthier if he becomes the next leader of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. But the former heart surgeon and TV personality dodged several opportunities to say broadly whether he would oppose cuts to Medicaid, the government-funded program for people with low incomes. Oz, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next CMS administrator, also said technology like artificial intelligence and telemedicine can be used to make care more efficient and expand its reach. “We have a generational opportunity...