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Senate HELP Committee Hears Nominee Jim O'Neil on HHS Priorities, Science and Management
Summary
President Trump's nominee for deputy secretary of Health and Human Services, Jim O'Neil, told the Senate HELP Committee he supports science-based decisions, modernizing HIPAA for AI risks, and reforms to reduce costs and improve prevention if confirmed; senators pressed him on transparency, program cuts and specific policy priorities.
Jim O'Neil, President Trump's nominee to be deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, told the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee that he supports ‘‘science, economics and artificial intelligence’’ to improve health outcomes and pledged to work to make healthcare more affordable if confirmed.
The hearing focused on the nominee's qualifications and priorities, and why senators said the deputy secretary role…
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