RFK Jr, health and public comment

RFK Jr. rolls back transparency policy on Medicaid and NIH changes
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ended a longstanding transparency rule on Friday, supercharging his authority to change policies in areas ranging from Medicaid to the National Institutes of Health without advance notice to the public.
RFK Jr. kills policy on public comment for health regulations
The Department of Health and Human Services is reversing a decades-old policy of soliciting public comment before it issues regulations affecting government benefits and grants, including NIH funding.
US health secretary Kennedy proposes ending public comment on HHS decisions
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is seeking to eliminate public participation in many of his department's policy decisions, a move that appears to contradict his pledge to Congress of "radical transparency.
Kennedy moves to end public input on major U.S. health policies
WASHINGTON >> U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is seeking to eliminate public participation in many of his department’s policy decisions, a move that appears to contradict his pledge to Congress of “radical transparency.
RFK Jr. issues rule barring public comment on HHS rulemaking
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday released a policy prohibiting public comments during his department’s rulemaking process, ending more than 50 years of the public’s involvement in crafting his department’s rules.
How Robert F. Kennedy Wants to Change Medicaid
President Donald Trump 's new appointee to head US Human and Health Services, Robert F. Kennedy, is likely to make some ...
RFK Jr. confirmed and sworn in as HHS secretary
The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
A look at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s controversial health policy views
The GOP-controlled Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, to lead the country’s most powerful health care agency.  Kennedy was confirmed as the ...
Senate confirms RFK Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary
The Senate voted on Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Health and Human Services secretary, a victory for President ...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing
Republicans have said they might need to make deep cuts to Medicaid to fund Trump’s proposals. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., questions Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's choice to ...
Senate votes to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
Kennedy managed to allay the concerns of several key GOP senators over his anti-vaccine activism. Mitch McConnell was the lone Republican to vote against him.
Top Republican 'struggling' with RFK Jr.'s nomination over Kennedy's vaccine views
Sen. Bill Cassidy, the top Republican on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, concluded Thursday's hearing by saying he was "struggling" with the nomination due to Kennedy's ...
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Medicaid matters to nursing home residents
At his recent confirmation hearing, Robert F Kennedy Jr. stated “Medicaid is not working for Americans. We are spending $900 billion, and our people are getting sicker every year.” ...