Transition of Power

Trump Selects Dr. Oz to Run Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

CMS handles matters related to Medicare and Medicaid.
Trump Selects Dr. Oz to Run Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Republican Pennsylvania Senate nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks at an event with Nikki Haley in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 26, 2022. Mark Makela/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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President-elect Donald Trump announced on Nov. 19 that he will nominate famed television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

CMS has approximately 6,700 employees, according to the agency, which started in 1977. There are 12.5 million people who receive both Medicare and Medicaid, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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