What has Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid, said about LGBTQ+ issues?

Donald Trump has nominated Mehmet Oz, better-known as Dr Oz, to head up the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

The TV presenter and cardiothoracic surgeon courted controversy for his views on COVID-19 and has a mixed record when it comes to LGBTQ+ rights. He hosted The Dr Oz Show from 2009 until 2022, and has continued broadcasting on his YouTube channel where he explores topics such as weight-loss culture.

If the nomination is approved by senators, as seems likely, Dr Oz will succeed Chiquita Brooks-LaSure at Medicare, a federal health-insurance programme for people aged 65 and older as well as younger people with disabilities, and Medicaid, the state-federal partnership programme for people on lower incomes.

The two programmes provide health insurance for more than 140 million Americans.

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