Chief Healthcare Executive February 13, 2025
Ron Southwick

Kennedy will lead the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, despite wide criticism due to his stance on vaccines.

Defying many critics, the Senate narrowly voted this morning to install Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the nation’s top health official.

The Senate voted 52-48 in favor of Kennedy’s confirmation. All of the Senate Democrats voted against him. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the former Senate majority leader, was the only Republican to vote against Kennedy’s confirmation.

A longtime critic of many federal health positions, Kennedy will serve as the U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services. The health department includes agencies touching the lives of virtually all Americans, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Food & Drug...

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