WATCH LIVE: CMS Administrator Dr. Oz Delivers White House Press Briefing – 1 PM ET

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz will take the podium at a White House press briefing this afternoon.  

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is currently on maternity leave, and top administration officials are stepping in to fill her spot at the podium.

In the past, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have delivered the briefing.

Oz will likely highlight his work with Vice President Vance’s anti-fraud task force to bust fraudsters abusing Medicare and Medicaid benefits, as well as the success of TrumpRX.gov, the new government-sponsored prescription drug platform to lower costs for US drug consumers.

Last month, Oz joined Vance to announce that the federal government is suspending 800 fraudulent hospice care providers deferring $1.3 billion in Medicaid reimbursements to California.

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This also comes amid new requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries to prove they are working in order to prevent welfare abuse.

Per the Hill:

Oz’s turn at the podium comes a day after the Trump administration issued a final rule requiring most Medicaid beneficiaries ages 19-64 to provide proof they are working, complete community service or participate in a work program to be awarded benefits.

The press briefing is scheduled to begin at 1 pm ET.

Watch live below:

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