Keckley Report February 10, 2025
Last week, the reality of change in the U.S. political landscape became real, especially for the health industry.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won the Senate Finance Committee’s vote 14-13 and appears headed for confirmation by the full Senate this week to become Secretary of the U.S. Department of Secretary of Health & Human Services. HHS oversees all 13 major health agencies including CMS, CDC, FDA and others. It employs 89,000 with a budget of $1.844 trillion in FY 2024 ($144.3 billion discretionary, $1.7 trillion in mandatory) and a FY 2025 requested increase of 8%.
- The White House suspended all foreign relief activity by the United State Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID was created by President John...
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