Dear President Trump:
In light of the concerning trend of extreme, ideological policymaking at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the serious ethical concerns resulting in former Secretary Price’s resignation, we write to outline priorities by which to evaluate any nominee for Secretary of HHS. This role impacts the health, wellbeing, and financial security of virtually every household in the United States on a day to day basis. We will closely scrutinize any potential nominee to ensure he or she is first and foremost a champion for policies that put patients and families first and stands up to this Administration’s harmful, politically-driven agenda, with particular attention to whether the nominee can be expected to do the following:
40. Oppose efforts to use the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to increase costs to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries;
Thank you for your attention to these requirements. The individual charged with overseeing the nation’s health must be held to the highest possible standard, and we will work to ensure that is the case for any nominee you may choose.
