All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg Dr. Mehmet Oz on Fixing American Healthcare + Fraud | Live from Davos
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Jan 24, 2026 
Dr. Mehmet Oz, cardiothoracic surgeon turned CMS administrator focused on health policy and tech. He discusses AI and consumer tools reshaping primary care. They cover GLP-1 drugs, pricing and access. A deep dive into medical fraud, enforcement tactics and state accountability. Immigration, addiction and pragmatic approaches to care and enforcement are debated.
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Self-Tracking Helps Few; Reach The Vulnerable
- Democratized self-directed health tools benefit the motivated 20% but real gains require reaching the underserved.
- Oz warns AI must also target Medicaid and vulnerable patients who skip care despite free services.
Force Interoperability To Unlock Health AI
- Enforce data portability and interoperability so patients and startups can use health records.
- Oz pushed a 600-company pledge and urges industry to share data transparently for AI applications.
Firing A Costly Vendor Sparked $3B Savings
- CMS had only nine engineers when Oz arrived, while 40,000 contractors supported legacy COBOL systems.
- He recounts firing a vendor that billed $200M with no usable code and cutting $3B in costs.