Government Appointments
The Senate April 3 by a vote of 53-45 confirmed Mehmet Oz as the new administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
The Senate March 25 confirmed Marty Makary as the new commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and Jay Bhattacharya as the new director of the National Institutes of Health. Makary was confirmed by a 56-44 vote, while Bhattacharya was confirmed by a 53-47 vote.
Tom Engels is the new administrator for the Health Resources and Services Administration, according to its website. Engels previously held the same position in the first Trump administration from 2019 to 2021.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra Jan. 8 appointed as chief competition officer Stacy Sanders, who currently oversees the department's implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, long-term care initiatives, policies to promote health care competition and other Medicare work.…
President Biden intends to appoint as the next Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Mandy Cohen, M.D.
The Government Accountability Office May 26 announced the appointment of five new members to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, along with two reappointed members
AHA voices support for Biden nominee, Andrea Palm, for HHS Deputy Secretary.
The AHA today sent letters to leaders of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the Senate Committee on Finance expressing the association’s support for Xavier Becerra to be the next Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Brad Smith, former chief operating officer for Anthem’s Diversified Business Group, will serve as director of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation and senior advisor to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar for value-based transformation, Azar and Centers for Medicare &…
The Senate today voted 72-18 to confirm Stephen Hahn, M.D., as Food and Drug Administration commissioner.