What’s Next for Taiwan? And Dr. Oz on Entitlements & Transplants 5/15/26

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🗓️ 15 May 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

President Trump is on the way back to the U.S., following a summit in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with key decisions on trade deals, sanctions, and Taiwan still to come. Reporters Eamon Javers and Eunice Yoon have been covereing the details of the trip – and its impact on the ongoing conflict in Iran. Dr. Mehmet Oz is focused on potential entitlement fraud as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. He describes his landmark career as a heart surgeon, with former patient Roger Altman of Evercore. Eamon Javers - 2:44 Dr. Mehmet Oz - 16:02 Roger Altman - 26:49 Eunice Yoon - 48:15 In this episode: Dr. Mehmet Oz, @DrOzCMS Eamon Javers, @eamonjavers Eunice Yoon, @onlyyoontv Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music, please.
0:04.3	Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer.
0:07.1	Today on Squawk Pod.
0:09.7	President Trump departs China, but did he, or the CEOs traveling with him, make a few deals?
0:15.6	And Taiwan's independence from China, a growing issue, are Eamon Javers in Beijing.
0:21.4	I think that was a bellicose moment from President Xi Jinping going sort of right at President
0:26.4	Trump on the issue of Taiwan.
0:28.1	And Eunice Yunn with the Chinese reaction.
0:31.1	In the state press, there was no mention of President Trump's comments about Taiwan, which
0:37.3	is a signal that the Chinese were not happy.
0:40.8	Then Dr. Oz, administrator of key entitlement programs on rooting out fraud.
0:46.7	Within the Medicare and Medicaid system, it's about $100 billion. Think about that. Put it in
0:52.2	context. If we could fix the fraud in Medicare
0:54.8	just by itself, we would double the life expectancy of the Medicare. Of the program itself.
1:00.4	And his career as a cardiothoracic surgeon.
1:03.7	Doing heart surgery was the best job of my life except for the current job.
1:08.0	He had a massive impact on a longtime squat box guest, Evercore founder, Roger Altman.
1:13.8	I owe an unpayable debt amendment, unpayable debt because I'm probably in the top 10% of survival rates.
1:21.5	It's Friday, May 15th, 2026.
1:24.9	Squawk Pod begins right now.
1:28.6	Stand and your by.
1:29.8	Three, two, one, up in Andrew, two.
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