Becker's Healthcare November 19, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Mehmet Oz, MD, as administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to a Nov. 19 Truth Social post.
“America is facing a healthcare crisis, and there may be no physician more qualified and capable than Dr. Oz to make America healthy again,” Mr. Trump said in the post.
Here are 10 things to know:
1. CMS is a federal agency that provides coverage to more than 160 million Americans through Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the Health Insurance Marketplace.
2. Dr. Oz was born in Cleveland and raised outside of Philadelphia, according to PBS. He received an undergraduate degree from Harvard University and a joint medical degree and...
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