Recapping the RFK Jr. Hearings: A Live Discussion With KFF Health News Journalists

January 30, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings for secretary of Health and Human Services took place Jan. 29 and Jan. 30, and KFF Health News reporters watched as the Senate Committee on Finance and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions asked Kennedy about everything from vaccines to abortion to Medicaid.

What are the biggest takeaways? What comes next? Watch as KFF Health News’ Arthur Allen, Phil Galewitz, and Julie Rovner discuss these questions and more.

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Recapping the RFK Jr. Hearings: A Live Discussion With KFF Health News Journalists

January 30, 2025

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<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings for secretary of Health and Human Services took place Jan. 29 and Jan. 30, and KFF Health News reporters watched as the Senate Committee on Finance and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions asked Kennedy about everything from vaccines to abortion to Medicaid. </p>

<p>What are the biggest takeaways? What comes next? Watch as KFF Health News’ Arthur Allen, Phil Galewitz, and Julie Rovner discuss these questions and more.</p>

<p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us/">KFF</a>.</p><h3>USE OUR CONTENT</h3><p>This story can be republished for free (<a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/recapping-the-rfk-jr-confirmation-hearings-live-discussion/view/republish/">details</a>).</p><div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-text sd-sharing"><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-facebook-506040" class="share-facebook sd-button no-icon" href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/recapping-the-rfk-jr-confirmation-hearings-live-discussion/?share=facebook" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Facebook" ><span>Facebook</span></a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-linkedin-506040" class="share-linkedin sd-button no-icon" href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/recapping-the-rfk-jr-confirmation-hearings-live-discussion/?share=linkedin" target="_blank" title="Click to share on LinkedIn" ><span>LinkedIn</span></a></li><li class="share-x"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-x-506040" class="share-x sd-button no-icon" href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/recapping-the-rfk-jr-confirmation-hearings-live-discussion/?share=x" target="_blank" title="Click to share on X" ><span>X</span></a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-email sd-button no-icon" href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Recapping%20the%20RFK%20Jr.%20Hearings%3A%20A%20Live%20Discussion%20With%20KFF%20Health%20News%20Journalists&body=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2FNTA2MDQw&share=email" target="_blank" title="Click to email a link to a friend" data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="dc7d7b7e3f" data-email-share-track-url="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/recapping-the-rfk-jr-confirmation-hearings-live-discussion/?share=email"><span>Email</span></a></li><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-print sd-button no-icon" href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/recapping-the-rfk-jr-confirmation-hearings-live-discussion/#print" target="_blank" title="Click to print" ><span>Print</span></a></li></ul></div></div></div>

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