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Secretary of Health and Human Services

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Independent · New York

Son of Robert F. Kennedy. Former environmental lawyer and vaccine-skeptic author. Ran as Independent presidential candidate in 2024 before endorsing Trump. Leads the 'Make America Healthy Again' (MAHA) initiative targeting chronic disease, food additives, and pharmaceutical industry influence.

Record

Unconventional HHS Secretary leading the MAHA agenda against ultra-processed foods, pesticides, and pharmaceutical industry influence. Skeptical of certain vaccine mandates. Focuses on root causes of the chronic disease epidemic in America.

Legislative Record

Executive orders & directives

  • 2026-15686 — Medicare Program; FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements (Department rule, Aug 3, 2026)
    This final rule updates the hospice wage index, payment rates, and aggregate cap amount for fiscal year 2027. This final rule also includes an analysis of Medicare non-hospice spending, including details regarding a hospice service and spending variation index, and finalizes the requirement that…
  • 2026-15681 — Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden in Family Violence and Prevention Services (Department rule, Aug 3, 2026)
    This final rule removes duplicative and unnecessary sections from the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program regulations. These amendments will streamline the Family Violence Prevention and Services regulations and make them more accessible to the public.
  • 2026-15652 — Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2027 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program (Department rule, Aug 3, 2026)
    This final rule updates the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2027. As required by statute, this final rule includes the classification and weighting factors for the IRF prospective payment system's (PPS) case-mix groups and a…
  • 2026-15588 — Medicare Program; FY 2027 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System-Rate Update (Department rule, Jul 31, 2026)
    This final rule updates the prospective payment rates, the outlier threshold, and the wage index for Medicare inpatient hospital services provided by Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPFs), which include psychiatric hospitals and excluded psychiatric units of an acute care hospital or critical…
  • 2026-15567 — Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Family Assistance Programs (Department rule, Jul 31, 2026)
    This final rule amends the Grants to States for Public Assistance Programs regulations, the General Administration--State Plans and Grant Appeals regulations, the General Administration--Public Assistance Programs regulations, the Training and Use of Subprofessionals and Volunteers regulations, the…
  • 2026-15562 — Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2027 (Department rule, Jul 31, 2026)
    This final rule finalizes changes and updates to the policies and payment rates used under the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2027. This final rule also updates the requirements for the SNF Quality Reporting Program and the SNF Value-Based…
  • 2026-15446 — Medicare Program; Updates to the Master List of Items Potentially Subject to Face-to-Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery and/or Prior Authorization Requirements; Updates to the Required Face-to-Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery List; and Updates to the Required Prior Authorization List (Department rule, Jul 30, 2026)
    This document announces updates to the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes on the Master List. It also announces updates to the HCPCS codes on the Required Face-to-Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery List and the Required Prior Authorization List.
  • 2026-15303 — Medical Devices; Radiology Devices; Classification of the Phase-Changing Fiducial Marker for Radiation Therapy (Department rule, Jul 29, 2026)
    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the phase-changing fiducial marker for radiation therapy into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for classification of the…

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  • @TestUser Jun 8, 2026

    He's not listening to healthcare

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