((The hill) – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent decades against federal health authorities for decades. His entire movement of America Healthy Healthy is largely on the lower limit of the federal government’s scientific and public health news as well as the revision of the status quo in the food and drug industry.
After Kennedy confirmed by the Senate by the Senate on Thursday and sworn in on Thursday as a secretary for health and human services, he is now responsible for these agencies.
Here are five urgent questions with which he is confronted:
Will he disturb the food and pharmaceutical industry?
Kennedy has sworn to tackle obesity and chronic illnesses due to significant changes to Federal Food Programs. Republicans who were uneasy about Kennedy’s vaccine comments according to his hearing of the confirmation praised his focus on chronic diseases and unhealthy food.
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“How will we approach obesity? This is his greatest cross -party opportunity, and to the extent to which he can approach this, comprehensive, holistic, holistic … which can be approached positively for the country, ”said Anand Parekh, chief consultant for medical consultant at the cross -party policy center.
Kennedy has also attacked the pharmaceutical industry and accused them of having poisoned the Americans in order to make them for a winning disease, and to spend millions of dollars to corrupt the health authorities he is now operating.
Despite Kennedy’s rhetoric, the pharmaceutical industry did not publicly praise its confirmation. Companies and trade groups have issued explanations that congratulated them and express optimism to cooperate.
Kennedy has to reconcile the work in business administration, which generally speaks against regulation, and at the same time try to reduce the costs.
On the food side, all efforts to ban types of food or ingredients will probably be exposed to complaints, especially if he tries to remove sugar-containing drinks and ultra-processed foods from public nutritional programs.
On the drug page, Kennedy has called for an end to direct mail for prescription drugs.
Will Kennedy meet by shooting hundreds at NIH and FDA?
Shortly after the election, Kennedy advertises a plan to relieve hundreds of employees at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He withdrawn this promise during his hearing of confirmation when he promised that he did not dismiss people who did their work
In an interview on Thursday about Fox News, Kennedy said to Laura Ingraham: “I have a list in my head” from certain people you should remove.
Kennedy said that the federal employees were “public, good public servants, good American patriots and hard -working people” who shouldn’t be afraid to lose their work.
“If you were involved in good science, you have no worries,” said Kennedy.
However, the Trump administration is in the process of significantly reducing the federal employees, including thousands of employees in all health authorities.
The reduction in agencies will have a significant impact on the fulfillment of the administration.
According to the Federal Workforce of the Trump government, Kennedy must also raise the morale of the agency. He will need the know -how of federal workers if he wants to be a successful HHS leader, Parekh from the cross -party political center said.
“He can bring in so many consultants or loyalists or everything he wants, but to understand the technical aspects of [the agency]He has to work with the career officers, ”said Parekh. “I mean, he is now responsible. He is the boss, so he is obliged to inspire and motivate her, because without her efforts his agenda will not be successful. ”
How will he deal with the booming weight loss drug industry?
In the coming months, HHS faces an significant decision period as to whether it should expand the Medicare cover for weight loss medication.
Kennedy believes that the medication is a fraud and the solution to obesity is to eat better and live healthier.
In an interview with Greg Gutfeld about Fox News in October, Kennedy suggested that weight loss to be passed on medication to gullible Americans from foreign pharmaceutical companies that would not even market the medication in their home countries.
Foreign companies “count to sell it to Americans because we are so stupid and addicted to drugs,” said Kennedy.
“If we give every man, every wife and child in our country only good food, three meals a day, we could solve the epidemic of obesity and diabetes overnight,” he added.
It is unclear what President Trump thinks, but the expansion of the Medicare reporting would be extremely popular. However, it will also be created with a price in the $ 10 billion, since anti-ad fairy medication by $ 1,000 per month-costs, which apparently lies in contradiction to the mandate to cut the federal output.
However, Trump also brought Kennedy into operation for a up-to-date make America Healthy commission. With regard to some health experts, the Commission was commissioned to evaluate “the prevalence and threat of the prescription” weight loss medication together with antidepression medication, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers and stimulants.
Kennedy has long warned of the dangers of antidepression medication, which are referred to as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIS). refuted by research.
Will he make it more complex to access abortion medication?
One of the promises that Kennedy made to republican senators was to faithfully implement the anti-abortation policy of the Trump government despite his earlier support for access to abortion.
During his hearing to confirm the Senate Financing Committee, Kennedy stated that the administration would probably examine the abortion medication of the mifiston of medication due to “security concerns”.
“President Trump asked me to study Mifepriston’s security,” said Kennedy at the hearing. “He has not yet dealt with how to regulate it. Whatever he does, I will implement these guidelines. ”
The Food and Drug Administration approved Mifepriston in 2000 to end pregnancies for up to seven weeks. The drug is taken in connection with Misoprostol, a two-medication regime that makes up the majority of abortions in the country. Scientists and top medical groups claim that it was examined extensively and has proven to be sheltered. It was used by millions of women with minimal side effects.
However, if you sow doubts about the security of the drug, a agreement with Trump and the potential for national restrictions for an significant abortion method indicates. He was also able to order up-to-date studies and visit the admission of the drug again.
During his interview with FOX, after being sworn in, Kennedy said that there would be security studies. But he didn’t say whether he believes that access to the pills must be tightened.
Will Kennedy try to get rid of fluoride in water systems?
Only days before the election, Kennedy said On X, the Trump administration would “look at all US water systems to remove fluoride on their first day due to alleged health risks such as IQ loss and neurological developmental disorders.
Water fluoridation is a decision by the local government, and it is unclear whether Kennedy could force the communities to eliminate the chemical of hollow room control. There are no federal laws that require water fluoridation, although some government agencies indicate borders and recommendations about how much fluoride can or should be in drinking water.
Nevertheless, Kennedy could withdraw fluoride instructions that the public health service granted in 2015. The influence of Kennedy could cause more states to propose boundaries or direct bans for the fluoridation of the community.
Kennedy’s social media post in November was followed by an anti-fluoride advice from Florida’s general surgeon. In addition, legislators have introduced invoices in four states to ban the addition of fluoride to public water systems. The legislation in at least four other countries would optional or limit the amount.
