US Senate confirms Trump's Medicare and Medicaid nominee Mehmet Oz

Susan Collins votes to confirm Mehmet Oz to oversee Medicaid and Medicare

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, supported Mehmet Oz's confirmation, while U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, opposed him.

Senate GOP Fuels Privatization Fears by Confirming ‘Quack Grifter’ Dr. Oz

“McCaskill Takes Aim at Diet Scams that are ‘a crisis in consumer protection’” by Senator McCaskill is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0. By Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Echoing a party-line vote by the U.S. Senate Finance Committee last week, the chamber’s Republicans on Thursday confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, former televison host Dr. Mehmet Oz. Since Trump nominated Oz—who previ…

TV doctor to oversee healthcare of millions after Senate confirmation

Mehmet Oz has previously put forward controversial health advice including the suggestion malaria drugs were an effective cure for Covid-19

Physician and former TV presenter Mehmet Oz has been confirmed by the US Senate to lead the agency that oversees the healthcare of millions of Americans, according to the BBC.

Senate OKs Oz to lead Medicare agency

WASHINGTON — Former heart surgeon and TV pitchman Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Dr Mehmet 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.