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minus-squarerunning_ragged@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·edit-223 hours agoStarted compiling a list, but it posted early, and I got lazy. List of them here, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Health_and_Human_Services Looking at the first handful, most aren’t medical professionals. You would still expect that they should be able leverage their resources to have a pre-built response to a question like that.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·edit-223 hours agoThe last qualified one was Tom Price in 2017 Before that, Louis W. Sullivan in 1989 Both republican
minus-squareanon02947382020@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·20 hours agoSorry how are you deciding who is qualified? Just being an M.D.? I agree that’s a good start, but MD does not a qualified HHS secretary make.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 hours agoWe are talking about being qualified to give medical advice
Started compiling a list, but it posted early, and I got lazy.
List of them here, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Health_and_Human_Services
Looking at the first handful, most aren’t medical professionals.
You would still expect that they should be able leverage their resources to have a pre-built response to a question like that.
The last qualified one was Tom Price in 2017
Before that, Louis W. Sullivan in 1989
Both republican
Sorry how are you deciding who is qualified? Just being an M.D.? I agree that’s a good start, but MD does not a qualified HHS secretary make.
We are talking about being qualified to give medical advice