Dr. Mehmet Oz, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, declined to commit to opposing cuts to Medicaid, a government program that provides health care coverage to millions of Americans and that Republicans are eyeing for steep cuts.

Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, may have “significantly” underpaid Social Security and Medicare taxes in recent years, according to a memo by Democratic staff on the Senate Finance Committee seen by Bloomberg News.

One of the world's most famous doctors and TV personalities could soon run the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.