Trump Nominates Chris Klomp as No. 2 at HHS, Touting $6.5 Billion Fraud Crackdown
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 26
Trump Nominates Chris Klomp as No. 2 at HHS, Touting $6.5 Billion Fraud Crackdown
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 26
Summary
Trump on Thursday tapped Chris Klomp to become deputy secretary of Health and Human Services, elevating the current Medicare chief and HHS counselor to the department’s second-ranking post.
Klomp’s promotion comes as the Justice Department detailed a $6.5 billion healthcare fraud scheme, with HHS officials highlighting new AI tools to spot suspicious billing patterns that older audits missed.
Trump said he made the choice jointly with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, casting Klomp as the executive to run HHS day-to-day and push major reforms.
Drug pricing was central to the announcement: Trump said Klomp would help drive his “most favored nation” policy aimed at forcing foreign countries to pay more and lowering U.S. medicine costs.
Klomp’s current portfolio already spans CMS deputy administrator, Center for Medicare director and senior HHS adviser, positioning him to shape both anti-fraud enforcement and broader healthcare policy.