Biden Considers Two Governors, Former Surgeon General for HHS
- Rhode Island, New Mexico governors in mix with Vivek Murthy
- Announcement expected on health care team as early as Monday
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President-elect Joe Biden is preparing to announce several of his administration’s health leaders as soon as next week as he considers two governors and a former surgeon general to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, according to people familiar with the matter.
The candidates to lead HHS include Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, now a co-chair of the Biden transition’s coronavirus advisory board.