Calley Means holds major Truemed stake while advising on health policy

7 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Apr 24

Ethics records show Means owned $25–50 million in Truemed stock through November as he served as a top aide to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Means was president of Truemed, a wellness company benefiting from expanded health savings account policies under the Trump administration, before divesting and resigning in November when he became a permanent government employee.
Democrats in Congress have questioned Means about potential conflicts of interest, as his company profited from federal policy changes he advised on, though Means denies involvement in health savings account policy decisions.

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