Lisa Jarvis, Columnist

Casey Means Lacks the Right Stuff to Be America’s Top Doctor

February 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM UTC

Lisa Jarvis is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering biotech, health care and the pharmaceutical industry. Previously, she was executive editor of Chemical & Engineering News.

Prognosis: not good.
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Casey Means, a wellness influencer, entrepreneur, and physician, this week tried to convince the Senate Health Committee that she is up to the task of serving as the US surgeon general.

Her equivocating on basic health issues, particularly vaccines, did not inspire confidence that she is.