This Doctor-Senator Who Backed RFK Jr. Now Faces a Fight for His Job — And His Legacy By Amanda Seitz March 6, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/bill-cassidy-rfk-jr-confirmation-vaccines-hepatitis-b-hhs-senate-primary-louisiana/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9CXbfmKLsgbdVXDPELqVy4p5IdEFTAVLI7DVGy9Y5-XF9u03CCNFJoi4pl_Pub3Gmui9UVUUccKWWCV3MT1u2Gkofc2A&_hsmi=408691580&utm_content=408691580&utm_source=hs_email Bill Cassidy, a doctor-senator, offered the hepatitis B vaccine to thousands of inmates in Louisiana in the early 2000s. A decade before, he set up vaccine clinics in middle schools, a model hailed nationally as a success. As a senator, Cassidy tried to simultaneously back vaccines and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Now he’s fighting for his political life. Read our full report or swipe through these Instagram slides for more. https://www.instagram.com/p/DVt6yANDFjg/?img_index=1&utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_UWhrAO5Xr0KiN_-2e50FushMx4P0wDTL7x3LWlcW3U9xEKVqey2Nx_G65tGBBEYtiHKU1yz1jxSCrdWmP9mDEdChcYw&_hsmi=408691580&utm_content=408691580&utm_source=hs_email