Overview
- The Senate HELP Committee scheduled a virtual confirmation hearing for Oct. 30, with Casey Means set to testify remotely from Kilauea, Hawaii.
- President Trump nominated Means in May as part of the MAHA agenda, and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly praised her selection.
- Former Surgeons General Richard Carmona and Jerome Adams have questioned her suitability, citing the absence of board certification, an active state license, and a completed residency.
- Means co-founded the health-tech company Levels and has reportedly pledged to resign from an advisory role with the firm.
- If recommended by the committee, the nomination moves to a full Senate vote, with reporting noting earlier delays tied to her financial and ethics disclosures.