The average household with someone who receives Medicare has to pay $7,000 out of pocket every year. And many have to pay much more " 3 in 10 Medicare households spend more than 20% of their income on healthcare. Dental, hearing, and vision treatment is not covered by Medicare. A typical Medicare household spends more on healthcare costs than on food. Dr Mehmet Oz, nominated to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), wants to turn Medicare into a source of private profit " but hides this position by presenting it as an expansion of "Medicare Advantage."