Trump Taps Dr. Oz to Oversee Medicare, Medicaid

President-elect Donald Trump announced he will nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

The Details: CMS covers over 160 million Americans' healthcare through Medicare, Medicaid, the Health Insurance Market, and the Children's Health Insurance Program. Oz is a former cardiothoracic surgeon who built a television career as a health expert. Trump said Oz will "work closely" with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whom he intends to nominate for the Department of Health and Human Services.

Key Quote: Trump wrote in his announcement, "Our broken Healthcare System harms everyday Americans, and crushes our Country's budget. Dr. Oz will be a leader in incentivizing Disease Prevention... [and] cut waste and fraud within our Country's most expensive Government Agency."

How the Media Covered It: Daily Wire (Right bias) called Oz a "celebrity TV physician," while Wall Street Journal (Center) and USA Today (Lean Left) called him a "TV personality;" Wall Street Journal did not itself use the "Dr." prefix when introducing Oz's name. Daily Wire noted Trump's desire to use recess appointments to bypass the Senate confirmation process for some of his nominees. USA Today listed "medical treatments not backed by experts" Oz has promoted, such as using malaria drugs to treat COVID-19 and pregnancy hormones to lose weight.