Oz has made his preference known for privatized Medicare, which could substantially disrupt the current system.

Mehmet Oz, a celebrity heart surgeon turned talk show host and lifestyle guru, is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the massive federal health care bureaucracy that covers more than a third of Americans.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon from New Jersey who hosts TV's Dr. Oz Show, was given a position by President-elect Donald Trump.