In November 2024, president-elect Trump selected TV personality Dr. Mehmet Oz, who has an estimated net worth of $200 million, to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servic

Mehmet Oz, a celebrity heart surgeon turned talk show host and lifestyle guru, is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the massive federal health care bureaucracy that covers more than a third of

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped several TV personalities for key posts in his incoming administration, including Dr. Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an agency that oversees health coverage for 150 million people.

If confirmed by the Senate, Oz would be responsible for the programs — Medicaid, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act — that more than half the country relies on for health insurance.

When drawing up a list of which Trump nominees are likely to spark confirmation fights on Capitol Hill, keep Mehmet Oz near the top.

I n August, Dr. Mehmet Oz’s official YouTube account posted a video titled “Get $0/Month Medicare Coverage: What You Need to Know,” in which Oz lays a sales pitch on his vie

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former talk show host, to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Mehmet Oz, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is about to land in the middle of brewing tensions among Republicans over how the Medicare Advantage program works.

Nominated by Trump to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, the celebrity doctor continues to peddle dubious health products