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Rachel Levine. Rachel Leland Levine (/ ləˈviːn /; born October 28, 1957) [1] is an American pediatrician who has served as the United States assistant secretary for health since March 26, 2021. [2] She is also an admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Levine is a professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the ...
"Admiral Levine’s historic appointment as the first openly transgender four-star officer is a giant step forward towards equality as a nation," Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra ...
A person familiar with the letter – written by Adm. Rachel Levine, the assistant secretary for health at HHS, to DEA Administrator Anne Milgram – confirmed to CNN on Wednesday that the ...
The assistant secretary for health (ASH) is a senior U.S. government official within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The position is a statutory office (42 U.S.C. § 202) and the holder of the office serves as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services's primary advisor on matters involving the nation's public health.
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Health and Human Services by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of May 10, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 15 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 3 positions do not have nominees, and 22 appointments have been made ...
Secretary of Health and Human Services is a level I position in the Executive Schedule, [5] thus earning a salary of US$221,400, as of January 2021. [6] Xavier Becerra has served as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services since March 19, 2021, the first person of Hispanic descent to hold the post.
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[18] [19] In a statement by a spokesperson for the HHS, they explained that Assistant Secretary Levine "shared her view with her staff that publishing the proposed lower ages for gender transition surgeries was not supported by science or research, and could lead to an onslaught of attacks on the transgender community."