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Local healthcare advocates asked Senator Shelley Moore Capito and incoming Senator Jim Justice to vote against President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of health and human services, Robert Kennedy, Jr.
According to Protect Our Care West Virginia, more than 600,000 West Virginia residents rely on at least one federal program for health insurance coverage.
On Friday morning healthcare advocates hosted a virtual discussion opposing Kennedy’s nomination as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary.
They argue he is not qualified for this position, has “radical views” on vaccinations and has not taken a position on Medicare, Medicaid or the Affordable Care Act.
“It is more important than ever that we protect Medicaid, the ACA, Medicare and CHIP,” said Rhonda Rogombe, health policy analyst with the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy. “Instead of looking for ways to cut those programs, our leaders should be looking for ways to flex the power they have so that people can be as healthy as possible.”
Neither Capito’s nor Justice’s offices responded to a request for comment on whether they’d support Kennedy’s confirmation.
