Few stunts were too bonkers for “The Dr Oz Show”, a TV programme, notionally on health, which ran from 2009 to 2022.(没有哪个噱头对《奥兹医生秀》来说太过疯狂。) Mediums and mentalists were regular visitors and quackery(骗术，庸医行为) was common, with segments on green-coffee extract and raspberry ketone supplements. Mehmet Oz, the host, documented his own colonoscopy. The show was much loved, at its height(在鼎盛时期) getting 3m viewers a day.
对于2009年至2022年播出的电视节目《奥兹医生秀》——一个名义上关注健康的节目——没有什么噱头是太过疯狂的。通灵师和读心者是常客，骗术屡见不鲜，节目还有关于绿咖啡提取物和覆盆子酮补充剂的片段。主持人梅赫梅特·奥兹记录了自己的结肠镜检查过程。该节目深受喜爱，高峰期每天有300万观众。
None of this primed(使准备好) health-care wonks(专家，书呆子) to be pleased when Donald Trump nominated Dr Oz as administrator of the Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), among the most important roles(最重要的角色之一) in Washington. Like Pete Hegseth, a former TV commentator appointed secretary of war, and Dan Bongino, a conservative podcaster turned deputy director of the FBI, Dr Oz seemed an odd choice for a serious job.(就像皮特·赫格塞斯和丹·邦吉诺一样，奥兹博士对于一个严肃的工作来说似乎是个奇怪的选择。) The CMS administrator’s duties include running Medicare, the health-insurance programme for the old, and Medicaid, the programme for the poor. Dr Oz oversees $1.6trn in annual payments and the health care of nearly two in five Americans.
这一切并没有让医疗政策专家们对唐纳德·特朗普任命奥兹博士为医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心（CMS）负责人——华盛顿最重要的职位之一——感到高兴。就像前电视评论员被任命为战争部长的皮特·赫格塞斯，以及保守派播客主转型为FBI副局长的丹·邦吉诺一样，奥兹博士对一个严肃的职位来说似乎是个奇怪的选择。CMS管理员的职责包括运营医疗保险（针对老年人的健康保险计划）和医疗补助（针对穷人的计划）。奥兹博士负责监督每年1.6万亿美元的支付以及近五分之二美国人的医疗保健。
But 14 months in(上任14个月后), Dr Oz has emerged as one of Mr Trump’s most effective lieutenants(副手，助手), advancing the president’s priorities with competence and zeal. On June 29th Democrat-run states sued(起诉) to challenge his implementation of health-care cuts for being too aggressive(因为过于激进). On June 30th a New York fraud unit learned it would not receive federal money because it was being too soft. While other health agencies are plagued(被困扰，受折磨) by turmoil, Dr Oz’s CMS is reshaping swathes of American health care.
但14个月后，奥兹博士已成为特朗普先生最有效的副手之一，以能力和热情推进总统的优先事项。6月29日，民主党执政的州提起诉讼，挑战他实施医疗削减过于激进。6月30日，纽约的一个欺诈部门得知其将不会获得联邦资金，因为它过于软弱。当其他卫生机构陷入动荡时，奥兹的CMS正在重塑美国医疗保健的多个方面。