The US’ Year of Health-Care Chaos Has Consequences: Lisa Jarvis

The unprecedented turmoil at the US’ top health agencies, under the leadership of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is sure to have a long-term impact on the well-being of Americans. Although Kennedy’s mantra has been to “Make America Healthy Again,” the most visible changes he and his allies have made within the Department of Health and Human Services in 2025 appear, in practice, designed to do the opposite.

The consequences of Kennedy’s first year in office — marked by sweeping cuts in funding and personnel at the agencies under his purview, the erosion of expertise and the mainstreaming ...