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The TV doctor set to take over CMS

Mehmet Oz, the surgeon turned television superstar, first publicly aligned himself with then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2016. Now, he’s poised to take the helm at CMS, the $1.5 trillion agency that oversees health care programs for millions of Americans. 

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