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Senator Wyden criticizes HHS nominees over proposed Medicaid cuts, measles response and autism registry plan
Summary
At a Senate Finance Committee nomination hearing, Senator Wyden sharply criticized nominees Jim O'Neil and Gary Andres for endorsing proposals he said would cut Medicaid, impair rural health care and raise privacy concerns about a proposed autism registry; the committee recessed without a confirmation vote.
Senator Wyden used remarks during a Senate Finance Committee nomination hearing to sharply criticize the policy views of two HHS nominees, saying their positions would weaken Medicaid, harm rural health care providers and risk privacy for people with autism.
Wyden said he asked Jim O'Neil, the nominee to be deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to give “a straightforward yes or no answer on whether he supports cutting Medicaid” and accused O'Neil of repeating talking points that amount to privileging “only certain groups” for health care. Wyden also said Gary…
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