Dr Oz Ridiculed for Advising Americans to Use Less Drugs to Reduce Drug Spending: 'Tell That to a Diabetic'

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (L) swears in Dr. Mehmet Oz (R) as the Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator during a ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House on April 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Credit: Getty Images/Andrew Harnik)

As Dr. Mehmet Oz was sworn in as head of the Medicare and Medicaid Services, he encouraged Americans to reduce drug spending by simply staying healthy.

"It is your patriotic duty — I'll say it again — the patriotic duty of all Americans to take care of themselves," Oz said during the ceremony on Friday. "It's important for serving in the military but also important because healthy people don't consume healthcare resources."