Jay Bhattacharya — Current Initiatives
What Jay Bhattacharya is actively working on now, with status.
HHS Leadership
Chris Klomp
HHS Deputy Secretary nominee; CMS Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicare
In transitionSignature issue Medicare payment policy, Medicare Advantage risk adjustment, drug pricing
Dr. Erica Schwartz
CDC Director
In roleSignature issue Public-health response, vaccine recommendations, rebuilding trust in CDC
Dr. Heidi Overton
FDA Commissioner nominee
In transitionSignature issue Vaccine schedule policy, FDA reform
Dr. Nicole Saphier
U.S. Surgeon General nominee
In transitionSignature issue Public-health communication, vaccines, lifestyle and prevention
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
NIH Director
In roleSignature issue Research integrity, pandemic-era dissent, open science
Dr. Mehmet Oz
CMS Administrator
In roleSignature issue Medicare/Medicaid, wellness, preventive care
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
HHS Secretary
In roleSignature issue Chronic disease, food system, pharmaceutical reform
Movement Voices
Calley Means
HHS Senior Advisor; Truemed co-founder
In roleSignature issue Food-industry conflicts of interest, HSA/FSA reform, metabolic health
Dr. Casey Means
Former U.S. Surgeon General nominee; Levels co-founder
In transitionSignature issue Metabolic health, chronic disease, food system
Dr. Mark Hyman
Functional-medicine physician; co-founder, Function Health
In roleSignature issue Functional medicine, food-as-medicine, root-cause care
Dr. Marty Makary
FDA Commissioner (2025–2026); Johns Hopkins surgeon and author
In transitionSignature issue Food additives, hospital pricing transparency, accelerated approvals
Dr. Robert Lustig
Pediatric endocrinologist; UCSF emeritus
In roleSignature issue Sugar, metabolic syndrome, ultra-processed food
Dr. Vinay Prasad
Hematologist-oncologist; former FDA CBER director (2025–2026); UCSF professor
In transitionSignature issue Evidence-based medicine, medical reversals, accelerated-approval reform
Gary Taubes
Science journalist / author
In roleSignature issue Carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity, low-carb nutrition, science criticism
Jillian Michaels
Fitness trainer / commentator
In roleSignature issue Fitness, popular health media, anti-ultra-processed-food advocacy
Max Lugavere
Author / filmmaker / brain-health commentator
In roleSignature issue Brain health, seed-oil skepticism, low-carb nutrition, Alzheimer's prevention
Vani Hari
Food activist / author
In roleSignature issue Food additives, dyes, ingredient transparency