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Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Medicare Advantage finds ally in Trump pick Dr. Oz Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trumps pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has been a major proponent of privatized plans known as Medicare Advantage. Getty Oz could...

Stephen Colbert takes a comedic jab at Trump's choice of TV personalities for cabinet roles.

President-elect Donald Trumps choice of celebrity doctor and failed Senate candidate Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) marks the latest potential shakeup of federal health agencies, and adds new uncertainty to the future of Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. If confirmed, Oz would take the helm of...

As many as 136 million adult Americans may be eligible for Ozempic, researchers estimate. According to a study published Monday in JAMA Network, among the 25,531 participants, 8,504 were eligible for semaglutide. Semaglutide, the active medicine found in the drug, has become a popular option for people looking to lose weight. Ozempic, along with Wegovy,...

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President-elect Donald Trump’s recent selection of physician and TV personality Dr. Mehmet Oz to oversee the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services adds another pro-medical-marijuana voice to the forthcoming administration. While federal prohibition means the move is unlikely to have any immediate impact on cannabis availability for patients covered by the health assistance programs, ...

President-elect Donald Trumps pick to oversee the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has reported owning as much as $600,000 in stock from companies benefiting from private Medicare services.

On Wednesday, the A-lister playing the Wizard of Oz in Jon M. Chu's movie performed an intimate rendition of a 'Wicked' number and two Christmas tunes as travelers and shoppers watched on.

Today's health news includes Mehmet Oz as Trump's pick to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, rising alcohol deaths, and more.

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said he will vote to confirm Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator if Oz is committed to protecting Medicare and Medicaid.

Trump tapped the failed GOP Senate candidate to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which is the department responsible for investigating hospitals if they fail to provide emergency abortion services. 

On Tuesday, November 19, President-elect Donald Trump announced another pick for his incoming administration: television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz, ...

President-elect Donald Trump is moving forward with more Cabinet selections, choosing former WWE CEO and Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon to be his education secretary and TV doctor Mehmet Oz to oversee Medicare and Medicaid. CBS News political reporter Katrina Kaufman has the latest on Trump's incoming administration and the ongoing controversy surrounding Trump's attorney general pick,...