The Senate has confirmed Mehmet Oz as administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), making him the head of Medicaid at a time where its funding is at risk of being

By a vote of 53-45, the Senate confirmed Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA, a cardiothoracic surgeon and TV personality, as the next administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed by the full Senate Thursday afternoon to be the next head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services following a lengthy nomination process spanning

The daytime television host and surgeon will lead the agency that oversees health coverage for millions of Americans.

WASHINGTON >> The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate voted on Thursday 53-45 along party lines to confirm Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity physician nominated by President Donald Trump, to oversee government health insurance programs Medicare and Medicaid.

The Senate confirmed Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in a party line vote of 53-45 Thursday, placing him in charge of overseeing more than $1 trillion in annual spending.

The U.S. Senate confirmed television star Dr. Mehmet Oz as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday.

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Mehmet Oz to be administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in a 53-45 party line vote. Why it matters: It puts the former heart surgeon and TV talk show host in charge of an agency that oversees health care for 160 million Americans.

The TV celebrity doctor, a cardiothoracic surgeon, will take the reins at a time when the agency is facing cutbacks, especially for the poor, and scrutiny of its missions.