Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television personality and Senate candidate, is still likely to win confirmation to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
As original Medicare faces funding shortfalls, Dr. Oz may shift to private insurance providers through Medicare Advantage. Here's what we know so far.
The TV celebrity and Trump nominee has pledged to divest from most of his financial interests. But they touch nearly every corner of health care, from insurance to blood pressure cuffs and vitamins, leading experts and lawmakers to doubt he could make impartial decisions.
The celebrity doctor said he would divest from his interests in many drug, medical and insurance companies, worth millions of dollars.
A deep dive New York Times investigation has linked much of Dr. Mehmet Oz’s massive fortune to the Medicare and Medicaid programs President Donald Trump has nominated him to oversee. The celebrity TV doctor is estimated to have made as much as $355 million through business and family ventures,
WASHINGTON (AP) — The wealth of Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has swelled in part from for-profit health care companies over which he'd wield ...
Dr. Oz's assets range from a tree trimming company to a cattle farm to UnitedHealth stock, and they're worth up to $334 million.