Medical Economics November 27, 2024
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O’Neill tapped to serve as deputy secretary, Bhattacharya to lead National Institutes of Health.

President-elect Donald Trump has added two members to the team of health care leaders of his incoming administration.

The president elect announce Jim O’Neill is nominated to serve as deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). A previous principal associate deputy secretary of HHS, will work with HHS Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to oversee operations and improve management, transparency and accountability.

While at HHS, O’Neill led reforms at the Food and Drug Administration to overhaul food safety regulations, according to the official biography published by the Trump transition team. He “implemented the FDA Amendments Act, which improved drug and...

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