(14 Mar 2025)
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1. Wide shot of Mehmet Oz and his entourage arriving for a Senate Finance Committee hearing to consider his nomination by President Donald Trump be the next Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is on Capitol Hill Friday to testifying before the Senate Finance Committee.
The 64-year-old was a respected heart surgeon who turned into a popular TV pitchman.
Now he has his sights on overseeing health insurance for about 150 million Americans enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage.
Republicans, who have coalesced around Trump’s nominees for the health agencies, but Democrats are likely to question Oz’s tax filings.
They will also grill Oz on any comments he made on his TV show supporting privatized Medicare.
Oz’s net worth is between $98 million and $332 million, according to an analysis of the disclosure, which lists asset values in ranges but does not give precise dollar figures.
His most recent disclosure shows he also holds millions of dollars worth of shares in health insurance, fertility, pharmaceutical and vitamin companies.
He has promised to divest from dozens of companies that would pose conflicts for him as the CMS administrator.
In the job, he could wield significant power over most health companies operating in the U.S. because he can make decisions about who and what are covered by Medicare and Medicaid.
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