health
February 26, 2026
Well, That Didn’t Sound Like Casey Means
The nominee for surgeon general kept her most eccentric wellness beliefs largely in check at her confirmation hearing.
TL;DR
- Casey Means, nominee for surgeon general, moderated her typically unconventional wellness rhetoric during her Senate confirmation hearing.
- She previously endorsed controversial views on psychedelics, raw milk, birth control, and vaccines, and advised trusting personal intuition over doctors.
- During the hearing, Means emphasized her medical degree and sought common ground, clarifying past statements on birth control and expressing support for vaccines, albeit with measured endorsements.
- Questions were raised about her financial relationships with companies whose products she promoted, and her compliance with ethics regulations.
- Means's adjusted stance reflects a strategic shift as the MAHA movement navigates political priorities and internal factions.
- Her testimony on pesticides was also more conciliatory than previous strong criticisms.
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