The Senate confirmed Dr. Mehmet Oz as the new administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in a party-line vote, putting him in charge of health programs covering nearly half of Americans.

TV’s Dr Oz confirmed to lead Medicare and Medicaid after controversial Trump pick - Mehmet Oz has previously put forward controversial health advice including the suggestion malaria drugs were an effe

Mehmet Oz, a surgeon and TV star, was confirmed in a US Senate vote Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The US Senate confirmed Trump's pick to run the agency that oversees healthcare for millions of US citizens by a 53-45 vote. View on euronews

Mehmet Oz, a celebrity doctor and former TV host, has been confirmed by the US Senate to run the agency that oversees the healthcare of millions of Americans.Oz, who has never held public office, was picked last year by President Donald Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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. The 64-year-old will manage health insurance programs for roughly half the country,

The U.S. Senate has confirmed former heart surgeon and TV personality Dr. Mehmet Oz as the head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to lead an agency facing massive funding cuts under the Trump administration.

Mehmet Oz, the television personality and failed U.S. Senate candidate, was confirmed Thursday as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in a largely bipartisan vote.