President-elect Donald Trump has announced his selection of celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Known for his media persona as "Dr. Oz," he gained national attention during his failed 2022 U.S. Senate bid in Pennsylvania, which Trump endorsed. This appointment is part of Trump's broader healthcare reform agenda.
Trump revealed that Oz will collaborate with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee for the Department of Health and Human Services. Together, the duo aims to tackle what Trump refers to as the "illness industrial complex" and systemic issues in chronic disease management. Trump emphasized their mission to streamline the system by addressing inefficiencies, fraud, and waste.
Declaring healthcare reform a budgetary and humanitarian priority, Trump highlighted Dr. Oz’s role in promoting disease prevention as a cornerstone of the administration’s strategy. The move signals an aggressive push to reshape U.S. healthcare policies, targeting both the nation’s public health outcomes and its financial sustainability.
