From COVID-19 conspiracy theories to confusion on the facts about Medicare and Medicaid to refusing to say that vaccines aren’t linked to autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s February confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill were anything but smooth for someone who is hoping to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Senate approved Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS secretary, despite some misgivings about his understanding of the Medicare and Medicaid programs he’ll be tasked with overseeing and his controversial position on vaccines.

RFK Jr. will oversee agencies that spend $1.7 trillion annually on vaccines, food safety and the Medicare and Medicaid health insurance programs that cover roughly half of all Americans.

The Senate approved Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS secretary, despite some misgivings about his understanding of the Medicare and Medicaid programs he’ll be tasked with overseeing and his controversial positions on vaccines.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was confirmed today to head up Medicare. Here are five ways his leadership might change your retirement.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a tough confirmation process, seeming unable to understand Medicare and Medicaid. Yet the Senate confirmed him as the new Secretary of Health and Human

Reproductive rights advocate slams RFK Jr. appointment,calls Kennedy "an anti-abortion, anti-science conspiracy theorist."

The GOP-controlled Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, to lead the country’s most powerful health care agency.  Kennedy was confirmed as the secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services on a mostly party-line vote of 52-48.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as President Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services early Thursday, capping a contentious fight over his skepticism on vaccines in particular that

RFK Jr. will run the federal agency responsible for drug approvals, Medicare and Medicaid, vaccination guidance, public-health emergencies, and pandemic preparedness.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wins confirmation and is sworn in to be secretary of Health and Human Services. The vote was 52-48. Mitch McConnell, a polio survivor, was the sole Republican to vote no.

The Senate voted on Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Health and Human Services secretary, a victory for President Donald Trump after Kennedy faced intense scrutiny over his controversial views on vaccines and public health policy.