Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, said in a new interview that the House version of President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” won’t cut Medicaid, but will keep it solvent.

“I’m trying to save Medicaid,” Oz told Politico’s “The Conversation with Dasha Burns” podcast, which will air in full on Sunday. “That’s the president’s goal as well. He said over and over again, he wants to love and cherish these programs and we need to keep them viable.”

Oz added that there is a “lot of sensitivity” about being accused of not taking care of people with disabilities, seniors, or children, but “every great people takes care of their most vulnerable, and we’re a great nation.”

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