Donald Trump Nominates Dr. Mehmet Oz for Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Role

As an ardent admirer of the dynamic world of television personalities, I must express my profound admiration for Dr. Mehmet Oz. His journey from being a professor emeritus of cardiothoracic surgery at Columbia University to hosting “The Dr. Oz Show” is nothing short of inspiring. His ability to seamlessly transition between the realms of medicine and entertainment, while maintaining a focus on health and wellness, is truly commendable.


Donald Trump, who is about to become President, has chosen Dr. Mehmet Oz, a well-known television personality, as his pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Dr. Oz is a retired cardiothoracic surgeon who once taught at Columbia University and hosted “The Dr. Oz Show” from 2009 to 2022. This daytime talk show covered health, wellness, and on occasion, true crime. It was jointly produced with Harpo Studios, owned by Oprah Winfrey. Over time, Dr. Oz has faced criticism from medical professionals for his advocacy of pseudoscience, homeopathy, and alternative treatments.

The television show hosted by Dr. Oz concluded in 2022, as Oz pursued the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania’s Senate position. Unfortunately, he was defeated by Sen. John Fetterman. Interestingly, just a few days prior, Trump had chosen Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a critic of vaccines, to serve as secretary of health and human services. Kennedy Jr., in fact, had previously faced criticism for his vaccine skepticism on the Dr. Oz Show years ago.

I am thrilled to propose Dr. Mehmet Oz as the ideal candidate for the position of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator. Our nation is grappling with a healthcare crisis, and I firmly believe that there might be no other physician more equipped and capable than Dr. Oz to help ‘Make America Healthy Again.’ With his extensive background as a renowned Physician, Heart Surgeon, Inventor, and exceptional Communicator, Dr. Oz has been a pioneer in promoting wellness for many years. Working in tandem with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Dr. Oz aims to tackle the harmful ‘illness industrial complex’ and the numerous chronic diseases it leaves behind.” (Trump wrote on Tuesday)

He continued: “Our broken Healthcare System harms everyday Americans, and crushes our Country’s budget. Dr. Oz will be a leader in incentivizing Disease Prevention, so we get the best results in the World for every dollar we spend on Healthcare in our Great Country. He will also cut waste and fraud within our Country’s most expensive Government Agency, which is a third of our Nation’s Healthcare spend, and a quarter of our entire National Budget.

Oz won a total of nine Daytime Emmy Awards for outstanding informative talk show and host.

For quite some time, I’ve been acquainted with Dr. Oz,” Trump stated, “and I trust that he’ll strive tirelessly to deliver top-notch healthcare to every American, enabling our nation to regain its greatness and prosperity in health.

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2024-11-20 00:47