As confirmation hearings begin for RFK Jr. nomination as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, many are ...

The job Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is seeking is defined by the task of overseeing Medicare and Medicaid, which he's shown little ...

To get a sense of the international issues that the new secretary will hold sway over, NPR interviewed Shalala and another former HHS secretary, Alex Azar, who served in the first Trump ...

Paul Mango, a senior health official during President-elect Donald Trump's first term who was a member of Trump's current ...

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team tapped a former senior health official from Trump's first administration and an ally to top Trump loyalist, Harmeet Dhillon, to be Health and Human ...

HHS Secretary Alex Azar listens at right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, file) President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press ...

Mr. Brooks, a former senior Medicare official from Mr. Trump's first term, later served as an adviser to former HHS Secretary Alex Azar on drug pricing reform. 5. Within HHS, Mr. Trump has ...

RFK also opposes fluoridation of water. Another patient, Judith, age 80, scoffs at such skepticism. She grew up in Niagara ...

Oct. 25, 2018. HHS Secretary Alex Azar listens at right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, file) ...

FILE - President Donald Trump talks about drug prices during a visit to the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, Oct. 25, 2018. HHS Secretary Alex Azar listens at right. (AP ...