Dr. Mehmet Oz, Donald Trump's pick to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, has evolved on health care policy over the years.

Oz has made his preference known for privatized Medicare, which could substantially disrupt the current system.

Mehmet Oz, a celebrity heart surgeon turned talk show host and lifestyle guru, is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the massive federal health care bureaucracy that covers more than a third of

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped several TV personalities for key posts in his incoming administration, including Dr. Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an agency that oversees health coverage for 150 million people.

Trump will nominate the former Senate candidate to oversee major healthcare programs like Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Affordable Care Act.

In November 2024, president-elect Trump selected TV personality Dr. Mehmet Oz, who has an estimated net worth of $200 million, to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servic

Trump said Tuesday he would nominate Oz as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The agency’s scope is huge: CMS oversees coverage for more than 160 million Americans, nearly half the population.