Becker's Healthcare January 14, 2025
Kristin Kuchno

President-elect Donald Trump is likely to select three health policy experts to senior roles at CMS, sources familiar with the matter told The Washington Post in a Jan. 14 report.

Former Senate staffer Stephanie Carlton, RN, is expected to be chosen as chief of staff to Mehmet Oz, MD, whom Trump picked as CMS administrator. Healthcare entrepreneur Chris Klomp is expected to lead the Medicare program, while Abe Sutton, who served in the first Trump administration, is likely to be chosen to lead the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.

The appointments are not finalized, sources told the Post.

Here is what to know about the potential leaders:

  • As a McKinsey consultant, Ms. Carlton co-wrote a 2022 analysis indicating...

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