Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television personality and Senate candidate, is still likely to win confirmation to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Four medical professionals with the nonprofit Doctors for America write that Dr. Mehmet Oz’s conflicts of interest and support of therapies not grounded in science make him a poor choice to

The TV celebrity and Trump nominee has pledged to divest from most of his financial interests. But they touch nearly every corner of health care, from insurance to blood pressure cuffs and vitamins, leading experts and lawmakers to doubt he could make impartial decisions.

Oz's confirmation would advance the Republicans' plan to hand even more of traditional public Medicare over to insurers like UnitedHealth.

Republicans have a blueprint, Project 2025, which seeks to make MA the default enrollment option for Medicare beneficiaries, and a champion, Dr. Mehmet Oz, who supports an even more aggressive ...