In Search of a New FDA Commissioner Episode 446 • May 14, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/podcast/what-the-health-446-fda-marty-makary-abortion-pill-may-14-2026/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9Ya0oS9S6KpP8KfDjRqMF-0BVSo37ARYDhqEHkY0hHCzDoCFmGALoilej_kcbVBapfYB7cEqd2h-5GyaGkKxmdaupZMA&_hsmi=418930543&utm_content=418930543&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: KFF Health News’ ‘What The Health?’: In Search Of A New FDA Commissioner As had been rumored for weeks, Marty Makary is out as commissioner of the FDA after a chaotic 13 months presiding over drama in every corner of the agency. That leaves Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services with three senior vacancies: FDA commissioner, surgeon general, and director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All must pass through the Senate committee chaired by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who has had a troubled relationship with Kennedy and President Donald Trump. (Rovner, 5/14)