Mehmet Oz confirmed as Medicare chief

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TV doctor Mehmet Oz confirmed to lead Medicare and Medicaid

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Mehmet Oz has been confirmed to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( CMS ) The 64-year-old was picked last year by President Donald Trump to run the agency.

He was confirmed to the role by the Republican -controlled US Senate by a party-line vote of 53-45 .

Oz trained as a surgeon before finding fame on The Oprah Winfrey Show in the early 2000s .

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