Senate Approves Andrea Palm to Serve as HHS Second-in-Command

President Joe Biden’s pick to be the second in command at the Health and Human Services Department, Andrea Palm, was confirmed Tuesday by the full Senate.

The Senate approved 61-37 the nomination of Palm to serve as deputy secretary. Palm previously headed the Wisconsin Department of Health Services—overseeing its $12 billion budget and over 6,000 employees—and served as the HHS’s chief of staff and as senior counselor to the secretary during the Obama administration.

Much of her new job will involve managing the operations of the $1.3 trillion department and the development and approval of all regulations that come through ...