Mehmet Oz is pledging to divest from a broad portfolio of health care stocks if he is confirmed as President Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Dr. Mehmet Oz has pledged to eliminate his conflicts of interest before he would helm the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The celebrity doctor said he would divest from his interests in many drug, medical and insurance companies, worth millions of dollars.

Mehmet Oz, M.D., says he will divest from insurance, provider and drugmakers if he earns confirmation from the Senate to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), new ethic disclo | Dr.

Celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz, MD, Trump's pick to head CMS, pledged to divest millions from drug, medical, and insurance companies. ( New York Times) Pharmaceuticals shipped to the U.S. may have a 25% tariff imposed on them as early as April 2. ( CNN)