During his confirmation hearings for HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. emphasized the need to address the underlying causes of high healthcare costs, attributing them primarily to chronic disease. He confronted Congressional members about their financial ties to pharmaceutical companies, suggesting that these connections influence healthcare policies. Kennedy criticized the public health agencies for focusing on infectious diseases rather than the chronic disease epidemic, which he claims is responsible for 92% of U.S. deaths, raising concerns about the effectiveness of current health priorities and the economic impact of chronic conditions.
Corruption is not just in the federal agencies, it is in Congress too. Almost all the members of this panel ... including yourself, are accepting millions of dollars from the pharmaceutical industry.
The focus is on infectious disease, and we almost altogether ignore chronic disease, which causes 92% of the deaths in this country.
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