Summary
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made changes to senior staff in the health department, replacing two top officials. Jim O'Neill, who was running the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and general counsel Mike Stuart are leaving their roles.
Key Facts
- Jim O'Neill and Mike Stuart are leaving senior roles in the health department.
- O'Neill was the second-ranking official at the Department of Health and Human Services and the acting director of the CDC.
- Chris Klomp, the current Medicare director, will become the chief of staff under Kennedy.
- Klomp will continue to manage Medicare while taking on the new role.
- Klomp previously led drug price negotiations and managed issues in Medicare Advantage.
- Kyle Diamantas and Grace Graham, deputy FDA commissioners, will become senior counselors.
- The Health and Human Services department has not clarified who will replace O'Neill as the CDC's acting director.
