Former heart surgeon and TV pitchman Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Oz became the agency's administrator in a party line 53-45 vote.
OZ CONFIRMED — Dr. Mehmet Oz, the heart surgeon turned daytime TV star, was confirmed Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, POLITICO’s Robert King reports.
Mehmet Oz was confirmed 53-45 to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). He will oversee Medicare, Medicaid, and ACA programs covering about half of Americans. Oz enters the ...
Dr. Mehmet Oz will serve as the next administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services after the full Senate voted along party lines to confirm his nomination on Thursday.