Dr Mehmet Oz confirmed to lead Medicare and Medicaid

Oz, who has never held public office, is best known for hosting US daytime TV show The Dr Oz Show.

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Oz, who has never held public office, was picked last year by President Donald Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

The 64-year-old, whose approaches have come under scrutiny, trained as a surgeon before appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show in the early 2000s.

Health experts have previously criticised Oz's promotion of what they deem to be bad health advice about weight-loss drugs and "miracle cures", and for suggesting malaria drugs could be used as a cure for Covid-19 at the start of the pandemic.

He was confirmed to the government role on Thursday by the Republican-controlled US Senate by a party-line vote of 53-45.

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