Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

Becker’s Healthcare Podcast


Scott Becker Interviews Eric Hargan, Deputy Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services on COVID-19

March 19, 2020

In this episode, Scott talks to Eric Hargan, Deputy Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services. Here, they discuss how the department’s priorities have shifted amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and how this shift has affected the other goals and initiatives his office has been working on.  Hargan also talks on the specific measures being taken, old and new, to contain the outbreak and mitigate the risk of spread. Course of action is also a point of discussion, and Hargan explains how the bright minds at the CDC and other agencies have come together to decide on the best avenues to ensure safety in this unprecedented situation.