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WASHINGTON – Ben Carson, former secretary of President Donald Trump’s first term in Housing and Urban Development, has returned to the Trump administration as national nutrition advisor.
Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, was sworn in September 24th as the Department of Agriculture’s national advisor to nutrition, health and housing. In the newly created role, Carson will oversee Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act program aimed at improving health care in rural communities, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said.
“From nutrition to quality of care to ensuring families have access to safe and stable housing, no one is more qualified than Dr. Carson to advise policies that improve the quality of daily life for Americans,” Rollins said in a statement.
The addition of 74-year-old Carson, who ran for Trump in the 2016 presidential primary comes as Trump pushes the nutrition agenda “again with American health” led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“With six in 10 people with at least one chronic condition, Dr. Carson’s insights and experience are important because rural communities face unique challenges when it comes to proper housing,” Rollins said.
Over the weekend, Trump said he plans to award Carson the Presidential Medal, the nation’s highest civilian honor. He surprised Carson with the news when he made comments at an event hosted by the American Cornerstone Institute, which Carson founded.
Trump’s “one big beautiful bill,” passed without democratic support for Republicans in Congress, included a last-minute addition to the $50 billion rural health transformation program to effectively offset the losses that rural health providers could see from other elements of the law.
According to the Non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, approximately 10 million Americans are expected to lose their health insurance under the Tax Reductions and Expenditure Act. This includes 7.5 million people who are projected to lose Medicaid coverage due to changes under the law due to new eligibility requirements.
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