Mehmet Oz confirmed by US Senate to lead Medicare and Medicaid

Former heart surgeon and TV pitchman Dr Mehmet Oz was confirmed on Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Oz became the agency’s administrator in a party-line 53-45 vote. The 64-year-old will manage health insurance programs for roughly half the country, with oversight of Medicare, Medicaid and Affordable Care Act coverage. He steps into the new role as Congress is debating cuts to the Medicaid program, which provides coverage to millions of poor and disabled Americans. Oz has not said yet whether he would oppose such cuts to the government-funded program, instead offering a vision of

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