The U.S. Senate confirmed television star Dr. Mehmet Oz as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday.

The Senate confirmed Dr. Mehmet Oz is a party line 53-45 vote to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The daytime television host and surgeon will lead the agency that oversees health coverage for millions of Americans.

President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs yesterday on major trade partners, including China and the European Union.

Former heart surgeon and TV pitchman Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Oz will take over CMS days after the agency was spared from the type of deep cuts that Kennedy ordered at other public health agencies. Thousands of staffers at the Food and Drug

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Mehmet Oz to be CMS administrator on a 53-45 party line vote. Why it matters: Oz will take the helm of the agency as congressional Republicans are considering major changes to Medicaid that could result in coverage losses.

A majority of U.S. Senators voted on Thursday to confirm Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity physician nominated by President Donald Trump, to oversee government health insurance programs Medicare and Medicaid.

The Senate on Thursday advanced the confirmation of former television host Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the nation's largest healthcare agencies by serving as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.