Official page of @HHSGov Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

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In 2026, CMS identified 189,000 improper subsidized enrollments and stopped an estimated $738 million in improper payments this year alone. Together with @DrOzCMS, we are rooting out fraud and waste, protecting taxpayer dollars, and making sure these programs serve the Americans who rely on them. We are not removing eligible Americans from these programs. We are removing improper enrollments and stopping improper payments so we can protect these programs for the people who truly need them. That is what fighting fraud is about.
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You don't have to spend a fortune to enjoy a great steak. 🥩 Some of the most flavorful cuts of beef are also the most affordable. More on #TheRealFoodShow: youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Pg9H8x…
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Secretary Kennedy retweeted
Today, @SecKennedy announced a nearly $5 MILLION KidneyX Prize Competition. Here’s our end-game 👇 ✅ Advance earlier cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic risk identification and care ✅ Incorporate practical nutrition and lifestyle strategies to slow chronic kidney disease progression, preserve kidney function, and improve quality of life
Today in Fort Worth, Texas, @SecKennedy visited JPS Health Network to commemorate National Kidney Week and announce @POTUS’s 2026 National Kidney Plan: “It builds on the Advancing Kidney Health Plan President Trump signed in 2019. That reform was one of the proudest accomplishments of his administration…Tens of thousands of lives saved, and it saved the country $200 billion.”
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Prevention is a key element of @POTUS’s 2026 National Kidney Care Plan 👇 @SecKennedy: “If we catch kidney disease early, we can prevent it…We can keep people off of dialysis.”
Today in Fort Worth, Texas, @SecKennedy visited JPS Health Network to commemorate National Kidney Week and announce @POTUS’s 2026 National Kidney Plan: “It builds on the Advancing Kidney Health Plan President Trump signed in 2019. That reform was one of the proudest accomplishments of his administration…Tens of thousands of lives saved, and it saved the country $200 billion.”
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Today in Fort Worth, Texas, @SecKennedy visited JPS Health Network to commemorate National Kidney Week and announce @POTUS’s 2026 National Kidney Plan: “It builds on the Advancing Kidney Health Plan President Trump signed in 2019. That reform was one of the proudest accomplishments of his administration…Tens of thousands of lives saved, and it saved the country $200 billion.”
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The @nytimes and @apoorva_nyc owe parents the facts behind their alarming hepatitis B reporting. The paper they discuss is a “modeling study” or simulation based on assumptions, not a study of evidence or outcomes. The model assumes allowing parents and doctors to decide when or whether to vaccinate would drive vaccine completion down to just half of children. The researchers did not observe that decline or establish that our policy would cause it. Yet the Times obscures that assumption while amplifying the alarming prediction it produces. At its December meeting, ACIP recommended that parents and doctors decide whether and when to begin hepatitis B vaccination. CDC’s January update to the childhood vaccine schedule carried forward that approach. Yet the researchers assigned sharply different vaccination rates to the two, producing different infection projections. The Times should explain what justifies that difference before attributing its alarming 83% figure to the January update. The article also gets the recommendation wrong. The recommendation did not tell parents to wait until two months to decide. Parents could choose vaccination at birth. The two-month suggestion applied to administering the first dose if parents deferred the birth dose. The recommendation retained birth-dose vaccination for babies whose mothers have hepatitis B or whose status is unknown. For babies whose mothers test negative, it gave parents and doctors a choice about when or whether to begin vaccination. I reject the idea that respecting parents’ choices means abandoning children’s health. Under my leadership, HHS puts informed consent, individual medical circumstances, and conversations between parents and doctors at the center of health decisions. I welcome rigorous scrutiny of our policies. But scrutiny demands accurate reporting, defensible assumptions, and evidence. The Times should correct its error and explain the assumptions behind its headline. Parents deserve the full story. nytimes.com/2026/10/19/healt…
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1 day left to comment! HHS is seeking public input on the potential health effects of radiofrequency and electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure from cell phones, Wi-Fi, and other wireless technologies. Help us identify research gaps and better understand how these technologies may affect our health, especially the health of our children. Submit comments by October 21: federalregister.gov/document…
The MAHA Strategy gave us a clear mission: investigate the relationship between electromagnetic radiation and health, identify gaps in our knowledge, and make sure federal policy keeps pace with rapidly changing technology. We promised to act, and today we are. We launched a formal Request for Information on radiofrequency and electromagnetic field emissions and their potential effects on human health. Learn more here ➡️ federalregister.gov/document…
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Thank you, @FLOTUS, for your leadership in advancing women’s health. Women deserve clear answers about conditions that uniquely or disproportionately affect them. Today, we are changing how our government pursues those answers. The new Women’s Health Division at @NIH will tackle these questions with gold-standard science, accelerate research, and turn discoveries into better prevention, treatments, and care for women across America.
.@FLOTUS reveals the @FirstLadyOffice’s 5 pillars for women’s health innovation: 1️⃣ Find cures for diseases affecting women in a unique way 2️⃣ Use superintelligence (SI) to enhance our understanding of female biology and speed up medical discoveries 3️⃣ Accelerate the process of guiding promising therapies from laboratories to female patients while maintaining strict safety standards 4️⃣ Ensure that medical breakthroughs are accessible and affordable to women regardless of their financial circumstances 5️⃣ Replace generations of silence with open conversation, education, and compassion
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First Lady Melania Trump advanced a landmark program to improve women’s health through a new executive order that strengthens research, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care for girls and women throughout every stage of life. The Executive Order establishes a @WhiteHouse Women’s Health Task Force and establishes a new Women’s Health Division within the National Institutes of Health to accelerate scientific discoveries to improve women’s health outcomes.
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Secretary Kennedy retweeted
Yesterday was a critical moment for women’s health in America thanks to the incredible leadership of @FLOTUS! Honored to serve on @WhiteHouse’s Women’s Health Task Force, co-chaired by @SecKennedy @SusieWiles47, advancing scientific efforts to ensure women and girls across the U.S. can live a life that is safe, healthy, and reflective of the American Dream.   📷: AP Photo/Alex Brandon
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Under President Trump, we will no longer accept a system that manages human suffering instead of ending it. In Houston, I announced $96 million in STREETS grants to eight communities across America to bring treatment, recovery support, and hope directly to those struggling with homelessness, addiction, and mental illness. Faith-based organizations like Open Door Houston are already doing extraordinary work to help Americans rebuild their lives. Through STREETS, we are helping people reclaim their health, rebuild their lives, and achieve the dignity, purpose, and independence that come with recovery. This is how we Make America Healthy Again
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Today in Chatham, VA, @SecKennedy and @HRSAgov Administrator Tom Engels launched the HHS Health Center Healthy Lifestyle Commitment. This voluntary initiative encourages health centers nationwide to put nutrition, prevention, and healthy living at the center of patient care.
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Thank you, @DrOzCMS for leading the charge on fraud at @CMSGov. In 2026, CMS has cancelled 189,000 improper enrollments, prevented $738 million in improper subsidy payments, and will exceed $1.5 billion in savings annually.
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.@SecKennedy’s work with @SecWar to give military food a MAHA makeover is producing real results: “Prior to this change, two thirds of the food [at Fort Bragg and Fort Carson] was being thrown away because it was inedible…We are now feeding them great food — like 4-5 Star restaurant-grade food…and the soldiers are loving it!”
Today in Virginia Beach, VA, @SecKennedy laid out the progress the Trump Administration has made to preserve rural healthcare access and keep doctors local.
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.@SecKennedy: “We’re also dramatically changing the food on military bases in this country. Prior to us coming in, the primary metric for purchasing food on the military bases — like Hampton Roads — was shelf life…There is nothing good that makes it last longer on the shelf that is actually good for your metabolic system.”
Today in Virginia Beach, VA, @SecKennedy laid out the progress the Trump Administration has made to preserve rural healthcare access and keep doctors local.
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.@SecKennedy: "We flipped the food pyramid, we now have science based dietary guidelines that are putting protein, vegetables, fruits, and whole grains at the center of the American plate. It's the first time in history that dietary guidelines were not written by food industry lobbyists. And the real message is to eat REAL FOOD."
Today in Virginia Beach, VA, @SecKennedy laid out the progress the Trump Administration has made to preserve rural healthcare access and keep doctors local.
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Secretary Kennedy retweeted
.@SecKennedy saw the need. @POTUS delivered the resources. Virginia is receiving $189 MILLION through the Rural Health Transformation program to deliver where it counts: 👨‍⚕️ Recruit and retain the rural health workforce 🔬 Modernize facilities and technology 🏡 Keep dependable, high-quality care close to home
Today in Virginia Beach, VA, @SecKennedy laid out the progress the Trump Administration has made to preserve rural healthcare access and keep doctors local.
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Today in Virginia Beach, VA, @SecKennedy laid out the progress the Trump Administration has made to preserve rural healthcare access and keep doctors local.
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America should lead the world in turning medical breakthroughs into treatments for patients. HHS is cutting the delays, duplication, and unnecessary costs that hold clinical trials back. Through @ARPA_H, we are building a modern clinical trial system that generates rigorous evidence faster, reduces the burden on patients, and moves effective treatments from discovery to patients sooner.
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Healthy fats are back on the menu. 🧈 On #TheRealFoodShow, we revisit decades of nutrition advice and discuss why traditional fats are back in the conversation following the release of @POTUS’ historic new Dietary Guidelines. Watch: youtu.be/Q3Pg9H8xO8k
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