RFK Jr. grilled on Medicare: What is Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B and Medicaid? What are they?
Senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on if and how he would reform Medicaid and Medicare during his first confirmation hearing to become the next secretary of Health and Human Services.
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RFK Jr. Faces Scrutiny from Democrats on Vaccines and Medicare, Medicaid
At today's confirmation hearing, Democratic senators were skeptical of the HHS Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claim that he is now pro-vaccine.
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UPDATED: ‘Crippling’ effects possible as CDC, CMS, other health communications paused
Federal health agencies, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, have halted their communication efforts in the first days of the Trump administration.
Ahead of RFK confirmation, what vaccines are recommended for adults, children in Florida?
What are the current CDC recommendations for vaccines? Here's the list from the government website as of Jan. 30, 2025.
RFK Jr. Has a Lot to Learn About Medicaid
Trump’s pick for health secretary showed a poor understanding of a key part of the job.
5 takeaways from RFK Jr.’s first confirmation hearing as Trump’s nominee for health secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was pressed to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion, and public health priorities in his first Senate hearing.
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HHS Acting Secretary Fink Issues Memo to Pause Federal Health Communications
On January 21, 2025, according to a memo made available by news outlets, Acting Secretary of HHS, Dr. Dorthy Fink, issued a memo directing
Opinion | Watching RFK Jr. in the Senate Was Personally Painful
None of this is to paint the late Robert F. Kennedy as a saint. He was fully capable of playing hardball politics, hesitant about directly challenging Johnson on Vietnam, torn between appealing to traditional politics and a newer coalition.
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Access to obesity treatments can save lives, cut costs
The conversation surrounding health care reform has intensified in recent years, revealing deep divides in how we view personal responsibility, government intervention and public health
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RFK Jr.’s Confirmation Hearing Was as Wacky as You Think
RFK Jr. has detoured from his vibrant life of falconry and brain worms and reportedly sexting with reporters to embark on a quest to become the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Robert F Kennedy Jr struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has struggled to answer questions at his Senate confirmation hearing about how he'd reform Medicaid or Medicare, the government health care programs used by millions of
RFK Jr. first hearing takeaways: Vaccines, abortion, and government healthcare
President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was in the hot seat Wednesday as he was peppered with more than three hours of detailed questions from senators during the first of two confirmation hearings.