RFK Jr. at HHS: Finally Making Health Policy Work for AmericansThe Last WireFor decades, HHS has been a black hole of bureaucracy. Massive budgets. Endless panels. Worsening health outcomes. Americans got fatter, sicker, and more dependent while Washington congratulated itself.
That changed when RFK Jr. took over.
Quietly and without the usual Beltway fanfare, Kennedy has begun doing what conservatives have demanded for years. Cutting redundant offices. Challenging captured advisory boards. Refocusing federal health policy on chronic disease, prevention, and outcomes instead of slogans.
Even the food pyramid is finally getting an overdue correction. Less processed carbs. More whole foods. Healthy fats back on the table. Common sense replacing dogma that helped fuel obesity and metabolic disease for decades.
You may not agree with Kennedy on everything. That is not the point. The point is this: HHS is finally being forced to work for the public instead of protecting itself.
This OpEd breaks down what changed, why it matters, and why conservatives should be paying attention now.
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