CNN — The Trump administration is formulating plans to cut roughly a third of the federal health budget, eliminate dozens of programs and vastly whittle down health agencies, according to an internal document reviewed by CNN. The preliminary memo, sent from White House budget officials to the Department of Health and Human Services, previews the […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Chants of “Save public health” and “We believe in Medicaid” reverberated off the limestone walls of the Indiana State Library Tuesday, as demonstrators protested a press event, which featured Gov. Mike Braun, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The […]
Senator Ron Johnson, Source: Wikimedia Commons Senator Ron Johnson called for an investigation after a top CDC Covid vaccine safety officer’s records went ‘missing.’ Johnson said Dr. Tom Shimabukuro, the director of the CDC’s Immunization Safety Office, may have deleted records related to the Covid vaccine’s adverse reactions. Department of Health and Human Services officials […]
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a show on Facebook of his meeting with American Indian and Alaska Native leaders last month, declaring himself “very inspired” and committed to improving the Indian Health Service, which he says has “always been treated as the redheaded stepchild” by his agency. Now Native leaders have some questions […]
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy has authorized a study that aims to determine the cause of autism by September. The 71-year-old political scion, who has long claimed that childhood vaccines are responsible for the disorder, shared his plans on Thursday during a Cabinet meeting with Trump. Kennedy said the “massive testing and research […]
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act Would Require Federal Government to Actively Develop Anti-Racist Health Policy Bill Text (PDF) WASHINGTON – Today, with Trump and Republicans continuing their coordinated attack on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and RFK, Jr. dismantling the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including closing the Office of Minority Health, Congresswoman Ayanna […]
See no evil, hear no evil. In a recent interview, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., professed to not know anything about the Trump administration’s plans to strip away billions in funding from state and local health departments. RFK Jr.’s apparent ignorance was on display during his first network TV […]
The sun was bursting through the sandstone arch of Window Rock in northeastern Arizona, and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in bluejeans, was finally in his element: on a hike. It was the last day of his multistate Make American Healthy Again tour, designed to highlight various aspects of Mr. Kennedy’s plan to fight […]
In his first network TV interview since becoming Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke with CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook about a range of topics, including measles, food additives and weight loss drugs. Here are some highlights from their conversation: Measles and “heartbreaking” Texas visit After previously downplaying […]
