President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced his intent to nominate Mehmet Oz — better known by his television moniker “Dr. Oz” — to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
If confirmed, Oz would oversee a sprawling federal agency that manages health care coverage for nearly half of Americans through Medicaid, Medicare, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and other programs.
Oz is a heart surgeon who found commercial success through “The Dr. Oz Show,” a daytime talk show that focused on health and wellness. The show ended in 2022 when he decided to run as a Republican for Senate in Pennsylvania — a race he lost to Democratic Sen. John Fetterman.
