President-elect Donald Trump will be the new sheriff in town when he’s sworn in Jan. 20, and he has a cadre of Republican deputies on Capitol Hill ready to lead legislative efforts on healthcare. The 119th Congress will be quite different from the previous Congress. The Republican chairs of key committees that will take the lead on healthcare are mostly familiar to the healthcare sector. Some stability may be a welcome to an industry facing an unpredictable administration, especially if Trump get his way and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., becomes Health and Human Services secretary and Dr. Mehmet Oz is confirmed as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator.
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Source: https://www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-policy/house-senate-committee-chairs-help-finance-appropriations