Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. President President Trump’s candidate for the Ministry of Health and Welfare, was the Capitol Hill, Washington, USA, before the confirmation of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (Help) Committee. , January 30, 2025.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Donald Trump led the Ministry of Health and Welfare seemed to be unfamiliar with the basic elements of Medicade and Medicade on Thursday during the second Senate confirmation hearing. 。
“I want you to confirm that you will be in charge of media care, but it doesn’t seem to know the basics of this program,” Kennedy had a hard time answering a series of questions, and then members of the Democratic Party of New Hampshire. Committee on med care health, education, labor, and pensions in front of the Senate.
If confirmed, Kennedy will lead a $ 1.7 trillion of $ 1.7 trillions that supervises a large number of federal health agencies. This includes medical care for millions of American governments, such as med care, disabled people, medical care, medical, and low -income patients who rely on reasonable priced care. & Medicade Service Center is included.
The 71 -year -old Kennedy stumbled when answering questions about Medicate and Medicade in both confirmation hearing this week. He appeared on Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee.
Hassan sitting in both panels asked Kennedy to explain what Medicare was on Thursday. But he had a hard time identifying the basic aspects of the program and explaining. This provides news to elderly Americans and people with disabilities.
When asked for the purpose of Medicare Part A, Kennedy said it was “mainly for primary care or doctors.” Hassan has revealed that it is compensation for the elderly who are taking care of inpatients at the hospital.
When asked what Medicare Part B was, Kennedy said it was “for doctors and doctors.” Part B is within a variety of medical services, including doctors’ visit, outpatient care, home medical care, specific medical supplies, and prevention services.
When asked for Medicare Part C, Kennedy said, “The full menu of all services -A, B, C, D. Hassan is also known as a medical advantage, and a contract and contract. These plans have been a substitute for a traditional Medicare Plan.
Kennedy claimed that he had just explained the basics, but Hassan said he had to fix him.
Kennedy also baked Kennedy in his comment on Wednesday’s hearing on Wednesday, which seemed to be confused between Medicare and Medicade.
The Cosmic Medicade Program provides compensation to about 80 million Americans, including many low -income earners. Republicans can target Medicade. Medicade costs more than $ 600 billion per year to the federal government.
Kennedy explained on Wednesday that the program was “completely paid” by the federal government, despite the provision of the program by the state.
On Thursday, Kennedy acknowledged that the program was jointly funded by the federal government and state, and added at a hearing on Wednesday, saying “something was wrong.”
At the end of the hearing on Wednesday, D-Rore, a ranking member of the Finance Committee. Senator Ron Widen said that Kennedy did not seem to know the difference between Medicare and Medicade.
“My colleagues have seen exchanges between Medicare and Medicade, but it’s not clear which program they are using,” Widen said.