Radiology Business February 14, 2025
Radiology societies said they “look forward” to working with new Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. following his confirmation by the U.S. Senate Thursday.
Lawmakers voted 52-48 to appoint the vaccine skeptic and former environmental lawyer as President Donald Trump’s principal advisor on health matters. Hundreds of radiologists were part of a group gathering signatures to try and halt his nomination last month amid concerns about his previous promotion of conspiracy theories.
However, the Republican Senate majority moved forward with his nomination, hopeful RFK can serve as an antidote to some of the challenges facing the U.S. healthcare system.
“Today marks a great day for America, particularly for our nation’s children,” Sen. Roger “Doc” Marshall,...