In a heated confirmation hearing for potential nomination as the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to address questions about his plans to reform Medicaid or Medicare, the government-backed programs serving millions of disabled, low-income, and elderly Americans. A key Republican voter in his case, Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, pressed Kennedy repeatedly on Wednesday to share his strategies for reforming Medicaid, a $896 billion taxpayer-funded program covering approximately 80 million people, including children.
While Republicans have expressed interest in making significant cuts to Medicaid to fund Trump’s healthcare proposals, Kennedy admitted he lacks broad plans to dismantle the program during the hearing.
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