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Mehmet Oz: “We will reduce health care expenses.”

Featuring: Mehmet Oz, Republican | Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | National

RFK Jr. announces new dietary guidelines and end to "war on saturated fats"

Published January 7, 2026 | Video Starts at 21:09

… their future, because they're feeding their bodies nutrients that are essential to their high functioning productivity, we will increase the overall GDP of our nation by trillions of dollars. So We will reduce health care expenses. At the same time we jazz up the US economy with trillions of dollars created by the productivity of American workers. (21:09–21:11)

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Asserts that health care expenses will be reduced.

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