Vinay Prasad — Current Initiatives

What Vinay Prasad 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 transition
Signature issue Medicare payment policy, Medicare Advantage risk adjustment, drug pricing
Dr. Erica Schwartz
CDC Director
In role
Signature issue Public-health response, vaccine recommendations, rebuilding trust in CDC
Dr. Heidi Overton
FDA Commissioner nominee
In transition
Signature issue Vaccine schedule policy, FDA reform
Dr. Nicole Saphier
U.S. Surgeon General nominee
In transition
Signature issue Public-health communication, vaccines, lifestyle and prevention
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
NIH Director
In role
Signature issue Research integrity, pandemic-era dissent, open science
Dr. Mehmet Oz
CMS Administrator
In role
Signature issue Medicare/Medicaid, wellness, preventive care
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
HHS Secretary
In role
Signature issue Chronic disease, food system, pharmaceutical reform

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