
TV's Dr Oz confirmed to lead Medicare and Medicaid
Oz, who has never held public office, is best known for hosting US daytime TV show The Dr Oz Show.
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Mehmet Cengiz Oz, also known as Dr. Oz, is an American television presenter, physician, author, professor emeritus of cardiothoracic surgery at Columbia University, and former political candidate who is President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services during his second presidency.
Oz, who has never held public office, is best known for hosting US daytime TV show The Dr Oz Show.
Oz, who has never held public office, was confirmed to the role by the Republican-controlled US Senate on Thursday.