At JPM 2026, Mehmet Oz and top Trump health officials explained their plans to hospital leaders. Mehmet Oz played down the effects of Medicaid cuts. He defended the actions of RFK Jr. in the field of vaccines. The Trump administration released a final rate for 2026 that increases average health plan revenue by 5.06% over 2025. The increase is nearly double the 2.23% originally proposed. The Senate confirmed Oz as head of CMS by a 53-45 vote. CMS has a budget of $1.7 trillion and affects more than 160 million Americans. In 2024, 34.5 million people were enrolled in Medicare Advantage, or 51% of the Medicare eligible population.[1][2][4]