A Beach Too Far - Ill-Informed, Conflicted Members of the " Beachhead Team " for the Department of Health and Human Services

DiscussionThe purpose of the " beachhead teams " dispatched to the DHHS is still obscure.  It seems likely that  the team is meant to have a major early influence on operations of the Department, which has very important health care regulatory responsibilities, sponsors major biomedical and health care research programs, and administers the major government health insurance programs.  Given that, why the Trump administration chose thes particular team members is more obscure.  None have apparent experience as health professionals or as medical or health care researchers, and many do not seem to have any knowledge of or affinity for health care, biomedical science, or public health. Those who may have some knowledge of health care seem to all have significantconflicts of interest.  They knew health care in that they had previous experience advancing the interests of large health care corporations, again without the benefit of any health care professional or scientific background.  They all could be regarded as having transited therevolving door from industry to government.  Recall that some experts believe that the revolving door goes beyond conflicts of interest and crosses the line over to truehealth care corruption. As we have noted (here,here,here,here, andhere) the people the Trump administration has chosen so far for health care leadership positions have had conflicts of interest remarkable for their prevalence and severity.&n...
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