Multiple confirmation hearings and meetings are happening on Capitol Hill.
On Thursday, March 13, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to advance the nominations of Marty Makary, MD, MPH, as Federal Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner and Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, as National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director. Both Makary, a surgeon, and Bhattacharya, a health economist, previously appeared before the Committee during their confirmation hearings. Television personality Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA, nominated as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator, also testified during a confirmation hearing with the Senate Finance Committee on March 14.
On March 13, the White House withdrew the nomination for former Rep. Dave Weldon, MD, who had been nominated to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The CAP will continue updating members as information becomes available.