RFK Jr. shakes up top health department staff

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is overhauling the Health Department's leadership, with Jim O'Neill and Mike Stuart departing, according to Axios sources, as Kennedy prioritizes cleaning up the food supply and lowering drug prices.
Chris Klomp, the current Medicare director, will become chief of staff under Kennedy, overseeing all department operations, while continuing to lead Medicare and building on his experience in price negotiations with drugmakers.
The staff changes also promote Kyle Diamantas and Grace Graham to senior counselors at the FDA, as Kennedy reshapes the agency ahead of the midterm elections, with the CDC's acting director position left vacant, pending further announcement from HHS.