Trump appoints Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid Services

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Oz, a television personality and surgeon, will focus on reducing waste and fraud in the agency. Oz previously ran for a Senate seat in Pennsylvania in 2022 but lacks experience in managing a large government agency. He will collaborate with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who will head the Department of Health and Human Services. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services oversees significant portions of the U.S. healthcare system, including Medicare and Medicaid, which account for a large part of the national budget.