Becker's Healthcare February 13, 2025
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order creating the Make America Healthy Again Commission after Robert Kennedy Jr. was confirmed Feb. 13 as HHS secretary in a 52-48 Senate vote.
Mr. Kennedy will chair the commission, which is tasked with investigating “the root causes of America’s escalating health crisis,” with an initial focus on pediatric chronic disease, according to a Feb. 13 White House fact sheet on the executive order.
The commission will release its childhood chronic disease assessment in the next 100 days and will follow up with a strategy to improve children’s health within the next 180 days. The key priorities of the investigation include funding studies on what causes disease, promoting healthier food, expanding...
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