President-elect Donald Trump has selected Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former talk show host, to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The inheritance battle that divided Dr. Mehmet Oz's family has resurfaced after Donald Trump nominated the TV doctor to lead Medicaid and Medicare.

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday picked doctor and TV personality Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a key federal agency that oversees health insurance coverage for more than 150 million Americans.

If confirmed by the Senate, Oz would be responsible for the programs — Medicaid, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act — that more than half the country relies on for health insurance.

When drawing up a list of which Trump nominees are likely to spark confirmation fights on Capitol Hill, keep Mehmet Oz near the top.

I n August, Dr. Mehmet Oz’s official YouTube account posted a video titled “Get $0/Month Medicare Coverage: What You Need to Know,” in which Oz lays a sales pitch on his vie

Mehmet Oz, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is about to land in the middle of brewing tensions among Republicans over how the Medicare Advantage program works.