Mehmet Oz and former U.S. President Donald Trump at a 2022 campaign event during Oz's unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate.Photo by Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images/File

Trump picks celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz to oversee health insurance agencies

Oz has been an outspoken supporter of Trump and in recent days expressed support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for the nation's top health agency

by · National Post

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television talk show host and heart surgeon, to head the agency that oversees health insurance programs for millions of older, poor and disabled Americans. Trump also selected Wall Street executive Howard Lutnick to lead the Commerce Department as he fills out his Cabinet.

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