Hour 3 of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show delivers a dynamic and wide-ranging discussion centered on healthcare reform, fraud prevention, and political commentary, featuring a high-profile interview with CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz and FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak.
Dr. Oz, now serving as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under the Trump administration, outlines the administration’s ambitious healthcare agenda. He addresses the skyrocketing cost of healthcare in America, the chronic disease epidemic, and the mental health crisis, emphasizing the role of loneliness as a key driver of poor health outcomes. Dr. Oz also highlights a recent White House event where major tech and healthcare companies pledged to return control of medical records to patients and modernize healthcare through digital innovation.
A major focus is the “big beautiful bill” that introduced work requirements for Medicaid recipients, aiming to restore dignity and autonomy to able-bodied Americans while preserving the program’s integrity. Dr. Oz defends the policy as a moral and economic imperative, drawing parallels to President Clinton’s welfare reform.
The conversation shifts to prescription drug pricing, where Dr. Oz announces a new “most favored nation” pricing policy to combat global freeloading and reduce U.S. drug costs. He compares this initiative to NATO’s cost-sharing model, asserting that America should no longer bear the financial burden of global pharmaceutical R&D alone.
Technology’s transformative role in healthcare is another key theme. Dr. Oz discusses how AI, robotics, and automation will streamline care, reduce administrative waste, and combat fraud—highlighting a recent $15 billion DOJ takedown of a multinational criminal network exploiting Medicare.
Later in the hour, FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak joins the show to discuss the agency’s efforts to protect consumers from sophisticated scams, including AI-driven voice cloning fraud. She outlines the FTC’s enforcement mechanisms, collaboration with the DOJ, and focus on anti-competitive mergers in the fast-evolving tech sector. Holyoak also promotes the FTC’s “Made in USA” labeling enforcement, encouraging businesses and consumers to report violations.
The hour also features listener talkbacks, humorous banter about strip clubs and churches in Nashville, and a lighthearted segment on Clay’s baby boy “Speed”, whose name has historical ties to Abraham Lincoln’s Attorney General. The hosts also touch on Kamala Harris’s political future, Nancy Pelosi’s insider trading allegations, and Bill Belichick’s new role at UNC, speculating on the media buzz surrounding his 24-year-old girlfriend.
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