Five things to know about Dr. Oz, Trump's pick to lead Medicaid and Medicare

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : "Dr. Oz will be a leader in incentivizing Disease Prevention, so we get the best results in the World for every dollar we spend on Healthcare in our Great Country," Trump said in his press statement.
69% : "The CMS manages several major public health programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Health Insurance Marketplace.
60% : Oz was boosted in the primary by an endorsement from Trump, who later reportedly said that his wife, Melania Trump, was behind the endorsement.
55% : Trump appeared on the show during his 2016 presidential run.
51% : President-elect Donald Trump nominated celebrity physician and television personality Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
44% : However, Axios estimated that due to Kennedy's unclear position on programs such as Medicare, Oz would have significant leeway to implement traditional Republican policies.
16% : Trump said the duo would "take on the illness industrial complex and all the horrible chronic diseases left in its wake.

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