The Senate voted 53-45, along party lines, to confirm Oz, who has touted controversial therapies and pushed unproven theories about Covid-19 cures, including hydroxychloroquine.

Oz was confirmed along part lines, will now be in charge of nearly $1.5 trillion in federal healthcare spending

He will manage health insurance programs for roughly half the country, with oversight of Medicare, Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage.

The U. S. Senate confirmed Turkish-American Dr. Mehmet Öz on April 3 as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) by a vote of 53-45.