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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits Tennessee, pledges drug‑price cuts, AI fraud fights and rural health funding
Summary
On a Tennessee visit, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. outlined federal steps he said will lower drug prices, expand rural health funding and use AI to detect Medicare/Medicaid fraud; he also previewed an April report on baby‑formula contaminants and urged diet-based prevention strategies for child health.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited Tennessee and used a speech to outline a portfolio of federal policies he said would lower drug costs, expand rural health care and increase patient access to health records.
"We are doing something horrible to our children," Kennedy said as he described rising rates of chronic illness and autism diagnoses he said are driving downstream health and economic harms. He argued the federal agenda includes price‑setting tools, enforcement of transparency rules and new technology to reduce waste.
Kennedy said HHS has negotiated with pharmaceutical firms under a Most Favored Nation (MFN)‑style approach and reached agreements with manufacturers that he said will allow the United States to obtain…
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