RFK Jr. wants to blow up the ‘corrupt’ FDA, but he could Make America Sick Again Unraveling the symbiotic relationship between the FDA and industry will not be easy

https://www.statnews.com/2024/11/20/rfk-kennedy-fda-corruption-medicines-vaccines-pharmaceuticals/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_xxikTDIihk1IgNxLKaF8B5eFYH91bS_UrL6Z1WwjX_FKjK3VLfd2vUW9Nr8xOjdy0zxlsSxuepNu4vATswsGvqBOXfg&_hsmi=334976770&utm_content=334976770&utm_source=hs_email RFK Jr. explores a GOP proposal to overturn how doctors are paid People close to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are exploring a proposal that would reduce the role of the American Medical Association in determining what Medicare pays for medical services, four sources familiar with the process told STAT’s Rachel Cohrs Zhang. The AMA runs a panel of doctors that make recommendations to Medicare about how much services should cost. The proposal, which is still in early stages, would wrest this influence away from the main physician lobby. It’s not a new idea — such proposals have been periodically raised by Republicans for the past two decades, but haven’t ever been implemented. RFK Jr., who is President-elect Trump’s pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services, has decried the influence of big business in health care. He’s also sparred with the AMA in the past over his views on vaccines. Read the scoop from Rachel. And in other RFK Jr. news, don't miss the Pharmalot View from STAT's Ed Silverman on how trying to unravel the relationship between the FDA and industry could actually Make America Sick Again. RFK Jr. is exploring a plan to upend Medicare’s physician payments system The proposal would reduce the American Medical Association’s role in determining doctor pay https://www.statnews.com/2024/11/20/rfk-jr-ama-medicare-doctor-pay-ruc/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_Qq6DBk1EJ8mpt9jnwrt1pKTN3r_EcFAwwihwQD-QM-fG-5YGj-kBuKKk6jH5RNBbOkjqKQpWF5EM3juruceieNsIhhw&_hsmi=334976770&utm_content=334976770&utm_source=hs_email