From TV Doctor to Power Broker: Dr. Oz Thrives on Trump’s Team | Bloomberg Businessweek

Bloomberg Audio Studios podcasts, radio news. — You're listening to Bloomberg Business Week with Carol Masser and Tim Stenc on Bloomberg Radio. — Hey, listen. Um, we want to switch gear to another great story that's definitely on our radar. Um, nobody's appeared President Trump, but it does feel like Dr. Oz comes awfully close.

Yeah. Check out these similar similarities between the two of them. They're both wealthy television stars of the early 2000s. Check. — Uh, degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. — Check. — They became regulars on the Palm Beach social scene before entering Republican politics.

Check. Check. — And as a member of Trump's administration, Oz remitt has been sprawling. That's according to people familiar with the matter who were quoted and spoken to by Rachel Corzang, Bloomberg News health policy reporter who writes all about how Dr. Oz is thriving.

I had no idea. And I Anyway, let's get — It's the perfect story because it's like, wait a second, we don't think about this. Well, you did interview him at Milkin, right? — I did. I did. But, you know, it's interesting. I didn't realize he was his purview was so like he oversaw so much. Let's get to it with Rachel. She is here. Um, he is the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. You write though, he's become the air parent to lead the health department if um RFK Jr. departs. Tell us a little bit about what you found out.

So, I found that typically the CMS administrator really focuses on health insurance. you know, they're running Medicare, Medicaid, these are it's a lot of money and it's really technical programs. It's really wonky. Usually, people don't pay a whole lot of attention to it, but because Dr.