Oz has made his preference known for privatized Medicare, which could substantially disrupt the current system.

President-elect Donald Trump named TV personality Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which oversees the healthcare of millions of Americans. “America is facing a Healthcare Crisis,

Mehmet Oz, a celebrity heart surgeon turned talk show host and lifestyle guru, is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the massive federal health care bureaucracy that covers more than a third of Americans.