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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - The 64-year-old heart surgeon was championed on daytime television by Oprah Winfrey before he entered politics with an unsuccessful bid for a Senate seat in 2022. — USA Today pic
WASHINGTON, Nov 20 — Donald Trump announced yesterday that he was appointing Mehmet Oz, a former surgeon and TV celebrity known as “Dr. Oz,” to lead the United States’ massive public health insurance program.
The 64-year-old heart surgeon was championed on daytime television by Oprah Winfrey before he entered politics with an unsuccessful bid for a Senate seat in 2022.
Oz is the latest of Trump’s eye-catching nominations to key positions, including Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be defence secretary, vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary and billionaire Elon Musk to head a government cost-cutting unit.
“America is facing a Healthcare Crisis and there may be no Physician more qualified and capable than Dr. Oz to Make America Healthy Again,” the president-elect posted on his Truth Social platform.
The appointment puts a man whose health recommendations—especially on Covid and weight loss—have often been ridiculed by the medical community at the helm of the United States’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
As CMS administrator, Oz will oversee a federal agency that provides health coverage to more than 160 million Americans—almost half the country’s population.
It employs about 6,700 people, had outlays of US$1.48 trillion (RM6.6 trillion) last year and is one the largest purchasers of healthcare services in the world.
A son of Turkish immigrants, Oz has never held public office before, but has been a steadfast ally of Trump, who backed him in his unsuccessful Senate run in Pennsylvania. — AFP
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