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RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment on HHS decisions
The move comes during a time of major upheaval across federal health agencies, and as the public waits to see how Kennedy will enact his pledge of “radical transparency” at the department.
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
RFK Jr. orders HHS to end 'extra-statutory' notice, public comment process in rulemaking
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is closing the main avenue for members of the public to weigh in on pending health regulations and policy changes. | The HHS secretary said the public feedback mechanism is an obligation that imposes burden on the department.
Healthy Returns: HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is making early moves that may affect vaccine access
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is making moves that could affect immunization uptake and policy in the U.S., while Oracle submits a formal application to join TEFCA.
FactChecking RFK Jr.’s First Interview as HHS Secretary
In Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first interview as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, he made multiple incorrect or misleading statements, including about seed oils, an abortion drug and the notion that the U.
RFK Jr. speaks about his priorities for health research at HHS during introductory remarks
Kennedy tried to hold out an olive branch to the researchers during his introductory remarks and pledged transparency.
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.
Kennedy proposes scrapping public comment on major US health policies
By Ahmed Aboulenein, Julie Steenhuysen and Michael Erman WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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,
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RFK Jr. backtracks, tells HHS staffers they must respond to Musk email justifying their jobs: report
Musk announced Saturday on X that the email asking employees to list five things they did last week was being distributed ...
RFK Jr appears to threaten HHS staff who won’t ‘embrace’ his ideas as he lays out plans for agency
The newly sworn-in HHS Secretary laid out his plans for the department, including investigating potential causes of chronic ...
Cannabis Pros Hail RFK Jr.’s HHS Secretary Confirmation As Positive Step
He may be a polarizing figure but RFK Jr's confirmation as Health and Human Services secretary is being seen by cannabis ...
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CDC vaccination committee meeting postponed days after RFK Jr. took over at HHS
A panel of experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy will not meet as previously ...
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RFK Jr. targets transgender protections in one of first moves at HHS
The federal health department escalated the Trump administration’s campaign against transgender protections Wednesday, releasing public guidance that asserts a person’s sex is “unchangeable ...
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 ...
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Even RFK’s More Benign-Sounding Rhetoric is Rooted in the Dangerous Ideology Set to Guide U.S. Health Policy
Secretary, Measles-dismisser, nepo-baby, bear cub-dumper, and vaccine skeptic, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., was one of the ...
RFK Jr. pauses Peninsula company's oral Covid vaccine clinical trial
A recent modification to the contract would have allowed Vaxart to invoice BARDA for the remaining $230 million or so for ...