Politico January 6, 2025
With Sophie Gardner
Driving The Day
CLASHING APPROACHES TO CHRONIC DISEASE — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead HHS — wants to refocus health agencies on chronic disease. But House Republicans and conservative think tanks have repeatedly suggested refocusing the CDC on infectious disease — setting up an apparent conflict between the two camps, Sophie reports.
The potential rift underscores the ways Trump’s health nominees, and their priorities, are shaking up Congress’ policy and budget fault lines.
“President Trump and Bobby Kennedy have made clear that we have to have best-in-class infectious disease preparedness, but we should be shifting our health care agencies to focus as much as possible on the chronic disease epidemic,” said...
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