President-elect Trump announced Tuesday that he will appoint Dr. Mehmet Oz as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in January.
“America is facing a medical crisis, and there may be no doctor more qualified and capable than Dr. Oz to make America healthy again,” Trump said in a statement. “He is a renowned physician, heart surgeon, inventor, and world-class communicator who has been at the forefront of healthy living for decades.”
“Dr. Oz will work closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to address the disease-industrial complex and all the terrible chronic diseases left in its wake,” the statement added. “Our broken health care system is hurting ordinary Americans and straining our budget.”
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump stands behind Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz during a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S., Saturday, September 3, 2022. (Michelle Gustafson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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