President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he is nominating Chris Klomp to serve as deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).Trump said he made the decision in conjunction with HHS Secretary Robert F.Kennedy, Jr.
and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr.Mehmet Oz."It is my Great Honor to announce the nomination of Chris Klomp ...
as our next Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS)! His rapid rise in my Administration proves that he is a potential STAR.Chris is a Strong and Inspiring Leader and a Highly Successful Entrepreneur.
Everywhere Chris goes, he earns TRUST.He is a person of principle, and is deeply committed to serving the AMERICAN People — and fixing our broken Healthcare System," Trump wrote in a Thursday Truth Social post.ROBERT F KENNEDY JR: THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE SHOULD BE BUILT IN AMERICADirector of the Center for Medicare Chris Klomp, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr.
Mehmet Oz, and U.S.Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
Kennedy Jr.attend an event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on May 18, 2026, in Washington, DC.
(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Klomp's LinkedIn profile indicates that he is "Chief Counselor of HHS," "Deputy Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services," "Director of the Center for Medicare, CMS," and "Senior Advisor to the Secretary, HHS."Trump continued post: "HHS is a massive and complex organization, but Chris knows exactly how to run it.He is doing a FANTASTIC job leading Medicare, and overseeing day-to-day operations.
Secretary Kennedy, Dr.Oz, and I made this decision together!"FOX NEWS POLL: VOTERS EMBRACE HEALTH AGENDA WHILE RATING RFK JR NEGATIVELYU.S.
President Donald Trump with Director of the Center for Medicare Chris Klomp, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr.Mehmet Oz, and U.S.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.K...