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RFK Jr. Has a Lot to Learn About Medicaid
Trump’s pick for health secretary showed a poor understanding of a key part of the job.
RFK Jr. grilled on Medicare: What is Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B and Medicaid? What are they?
Senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on if and how he would reform Medicaid and Medicare during his first confirmation hearing to become the next secretary of Health and Human Services.
RFK Jr. stumbles over basics of Medicare, Medicaid during Senate confirmation hearings
Kennedy struggled to identify and explain the fundamental aspects of Medicare, which provides coverage to older and disabled Americans.
RFK Jr. Completely Fumbles Basic Medicaid Facts in Confirmation Hearing
That is not quite how Medicaid works, Mr. Kennedy. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday “most Americans are not happy” with Medicaid because “the premiums are too high,” suggesting he may be oblivious to the fact that Medicaid overwhelmingly does not have premiums.
RFK Jr. Confused Medicare and Medicaid: Here's the Difference
The HHS Secretary nominee confused Medicare and Medicaid programs, though he would be responsible for them if confirmed. We break down the difference.
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What Republicans and RFK Jr. tried to hide from you about Medicaid
Kennedy Jr. about his commitment to aiding rural hospitals during Kennedy’s confirmation hearing, it was one of the rare moments when both a Republican senator and President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services appeared to be making sense.
RFK Jr. Struggles to Answer Questions About Medicare, Medicaid Reform
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to answer questions from Sen. Bill Cassidy (R., La.,) about Medicare and Medicaid. When asked about how care for people who are eligible for both federal health programs could be integrated,
RFK Jr. appears confused about Medicaid, Medicare during confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. incorrectly said that Medicaid was fully funded by the federal government and that Medicare is a fee-for-service program during a hearing in front of the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday.
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 ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing
If approved, Kennedy will control a $1.7 trillion agency that oversees food and hospital inspections, hundreds of health ...
RFK Jr says he’ll ‘follow the science.’ The question is, whose science?
Kennedy repeatedly tried convincing senators that he would “ follow the science ” and that if he saw proof that vaccines were ...
Fetterman says RFK Jr confirmation 'not a slam dunk,' as Trump HHS nominee shores up support
Pa., said Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation as Health and Human Services secretary is "not a slam dunk" after last week's ...
RFK Jr.'s Stunning Claim About Black People And Vaccines Sparks Concern From Medical Experts
“The comment that [Kennedy] made about the vaccine schedule, it’s basically scientific racism, which has been debunked,” Dr.
RFK Jr. Cites Flawed Paper Claiming Link Between Vaccines and Autism in HHS Confirmation Hearing
In his second day of confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of ...
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 ...
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about the RFK Jr. confirmation hearings, CMS plans for drug-pricing talks, and more
In his first confirmation hearing, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to distance himself from his past statements on abortion and ...