The nomination of former TV host Mehmet Oz, MD, who lost to John Fetterman in 2022 in a race to represent Pennsylvania in the Senate, was a surprise to many close watchers of the agency, even in a health department that could be led by another unconventional pick, RFK Jr. It also continued a trend of Trump selecting TV personalities to oversee federal agencies. His candidates to run the Defense and Transportation Departments have been working for Fox News and Fox Business.
The California experience may end up in the middle of a bruising battle over Medicaid LTSS, where conservatives try to tighten federal program rules while blue states try to ease them.
Over two full days, the committee will discuss questions about how to evaluate the performance of generative AI-enabled devices before and after they reach patients, and the risks that come with the technology.