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The famed heart surgeon, television host and former Senate candidate would oversee the huge agency. Trump said he’d be a good partner to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the HHS nominee.
Mehmet Oz, MD, has been one of America’s most famous doctors for years, and now he’s poised to take oversight of the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has nominated Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. It’s the latest in a series of unconventional cabinet picks for Trump, including his nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
In announcing his pick, Trump touted the prospect of Oz and Kennedy working together to...