Becker's Healthcare January 6, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nominated to lead HHS under President Donald Trump’s second term, holds a range of positions on healthcare issues.
Here are five positions of RFK Jr:
1. Mr. Kennedy plans to prioritize addressing chronic disease. Chronic disease accounts for $1 trillion in annual U.S. health care costs, and Mr. Kennedy wants to address the chronic disease epidemic within two years.
Mr. Kennedy voiced his plan to treat chronic disease as a key priority before his nomination to lead HHS. “I’m going to urge President Trump on day one to do the same thing they did in COVID, which is to declare a national emergency, but not for infectious disease, but for chronic disease,” Mr. Kennedy...
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