Dr. Mehmet Oz, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, is a well-known television personality, author and cardiac surgeon who has promoted healthy living through sometimes controversial approaches.
CMS Administrator Nominee Oz Is ‘Communicator’ In Sync With RFK’s Healthy Living Focus
But the expected nominee brings little experience running a large government organization or with the policy and budget challenges confronting Medicare and Medicaid.
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