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.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggests that laying off thousands of federal workers would tame a massive budget. But nearly all of the agency’s money goes to hospitals, doctors and nursing homes.

Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican, pressed Dr. Oz on transgender care and abortion, and now says he will vote for the physician’s confirmation to become head of Medicare and Medicaid.

The world’s richest man made inaccurate claims about entitlement fraud, how a government payment system works and government survey costs.

Evaluamos las afirmaciones del médico que podría dirigir los Centros de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid sobre probióticos, pérdida de peso, salud cardiaca y más.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity, dodged queries about Republican plans to cut health insurance for the poor, and emerged unscathed on his ties to major industries.

A once-respected surgeon found fame and fortune as medicine’s biggest iconoclast. Now he’s on the cusp of power to help shape American public health.

The Senate Finance Committee holds a confirmation hearing on Friday for Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity who is nominated to run major health programs for older Americans and the poor.

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar reused unsanitized medical equipment and subjected his patients to unnecessary tests and procedures for years, prosecutors said.

Maybe they should get a second opinion.