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Surgeon General Nominee Faces Opposition Over Qualifications, License

3/31/2026

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Casey Means, nominated to be U.S. Surgeon General, faces opposition from Jerome Adams, former U.S. Surgeon General, who questions her qualifications and notes an inactive license.
In Senate testimony, Means defended her experience but acknowledged the inactive license because she has not seen patients for years.
Her ties to vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raise concerns among some GOP members about midterm election impacts and stall the nomination process.

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Casey Means, nominated to be U.S. Surgeon General, faces opposition from Jerome Adams, former U.S. Surgeon General, who questions her qualifications and notes an inactive license.
In Senate testimony, Means defended her experience but acknowledged the inactive license because she has not seen patients for years.
Her ties to vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raise concerns among some GOP members about midterm election impacts and stall the nomination process.