In response to a question by Sen. John Barrasso (R., Wyo.) about rural hospitals, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would prioritize rural healthcare, which he described as a unifying issue among Republicans and Democrats.

"President Trump is determined to end the hemorrhaging of rural hospitals, and he's asked me to do that through the use of AI, through telemedicine," Kennedy said.

Barrasso continues to back Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the next head of the Department of Health and Human Services during a Wednesday confirmation

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confronted with a number of his baseless claims and a vexing abortion issue. But Republican senators treaded lightly.

The ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday warned that Medicaid cuts managed by an inexperienced HHS leader would have devastating consequences, including shuttering nursing homes.

Watch live as RFK Jr. faces questions from senators in his confirmation hearing as President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is bullish on health tech. Kennedy, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the federal government’s health agencies, wants to use artificial intelligence and telehealth to increase the quality of care for Medicare and Medicaid recipients while reducing costs, he told the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday.

RFK Jr. Pledges To Slash Major Biden Nursing Home Rule If Confirmed As HHS Secretary At today's Senate Financial Services Committee hearing, Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) questioned Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face the Senate for two days of confirmation hearings in a bid become the leader of Health and Human Services.

Kennedy Jr. about his commitment to aiding rural hospitals during Kennedy’s confirmation hearing, it was one of the rare moments when both a Republican senator and President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services appeared to be making sense.

During a heated first confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raised concerns over the practicality of the nursing home staffing mandate,

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to be the nation’s top health official is uncertain after a key Republican joined Democrats to raise persistent concerns over the nominee’s deep skepticism of routine childhood vaccinations that prevent deadly diseases.