Can RFK Jr. Transform the Healthcare Status Quo?
Can RFK Jr. Transform the Healthcare Status Quo?  
Podcast: WSJ What’s News
Published On: Sun Dec 08 2024
Description: President-elect Donald Trump has embraced Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” platform and nominated him to be his health and human services secretary. WSJ reporter Liz Essley Whyte and health business editor Jonathan Rockoff discuss RFK Jr.’s views and how they gained traction, the changes a Trump administration might try to implement to health and food policy, and the hurdles it will have to overcome. Luke Vargas hosts.Further Reading:  How Science Lost America’s Trust and Surrendered Health Policy to Skeptics Not All Trump 2.0 Regulatory Initiatives Will Survive—Here’s Why Trump Wants RFK Jr. to ‘Go Wild’ on Healthcare. Investors Need Not Panic. How Froot Loops Landed at the Center of U.S. Food Politics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices