A look at how some of Trump’s picks to lead health agencies could help carry out Kennedy’s overhaul

The team that President-elect Donald Trump has selected to lead federal health agencies in his second administration includes a retired congressman, a surgeon and a former talk-show host. Here’s a look at the nominees’ potential role in carrying out what Kennedy says is the task to “reorganize” agencies, which have an overall $1.7 trillion budget, employ 80,000 scientists, researchers, doctors and other officials, and effect Americans’ daily lives: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Atlanta-based CDC, with a $9.2 billion core budget, is charged with protecting Americans from disease outbreaks and other public health threats. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Trump said during his campaign that he would protect Medicare, which provides insurance for older Americans. Surgeon general Kennedy doesn’t appear to have said much publicly about what he’d like to see from surgeon general position, which is the nation’s top doctor and oversees 6,000 U.S. Public Health Service Corps members. FILE - Janette Nesheiwat arrives at the Fox Nation’s Patriot Awards, Nov. 16, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Trump’s pick, Nesheiwat, is employed as a New York City medical director with CityMD, a group of urgent care facilities in the New York and New Jersey area, and has been at City MD for 12 years.