Dr. Mehmet Oz

Mehmet Oz

TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- President-elect Donald Trump says he will pick celebrity physician and former TV host Dr. Mehmet Oz to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which oversees both health insurance programs.

More than 150 million Americans now receive health care coverage from Medicare and Medicaid.  Because the agencies are so massive, they help set policy that guides the pricing of medical goods and services provided to Americans each day by doctors, hospitals and drug companies.

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