STAT+: Updated: Tracking RFK Jr.’s promises to remake health in America

STAT PlusPolitics Updated: Tracking RFK Jr.’s promises to remake health in America From additives to chronic disease to vaccines, Kennedy has goals met, incomplete, and unfulfilled By Isabella Cueto and J. Emory ParkerJune 11, 2026 Isabella Cueto[email protected]Isabella is a chronic disease reporter writing about how the Trump administration is tackling the nation’s health epidemic — or not. You can reach her on Signal at isabellacueto.03.J. Emory Parker[email protected]Emory is the data editor at STAT. He’s a data journalist with a background in bioinformatics and molecular biology. You can reach Emory on Signal at jaspar.01. Manage alerts for this article Email this article Share this article Updated June 11, 2026 WASHINGTON — A pledge to “Make America Healthy Again” earned Robert F. Kennedy Jr. his job atop U.S. health agencies a year and some change ago. He’s now had the opportunity to turn his words into action, with mixed results. Advertisement “All one needs” to prove the health secretary’s attentiveness is to “review my unprecedented list of accomplishments on a wide range of issues, all of which I drove,” Kennedy posted on X on Wednesday in response to a journalist. STAT+ Exclusive Story Already have an account? Log in This article is exclusive to STAT+ subscribers Unlock this article — plus daily intelligence on Capitol Hill and the life sciences industry — by subscribing to STAT+. Already have an account? Log in Monthly $39 Totals $468 per year $39/month Get Started Totals $468 per year Starter $30 for 3 months, then $399/year $30 for 3 months Get Started Then $399/year Annual $399 Save 15% $399/year Get Started Save 15% 11+ Users Custom Savings start at 25%! Request A Quote Request A Quote Savings start at 25%! 2-10 Users $300 Annually per user $300/year Get Started $300 Annually per user View All Plans To read the rest of this story subscribe to STAT+. Subscribe Log In addiction, chronic disease, health care policy, HHS, politics, public health, RFK Jr., STAT, Vaccines Submit a correction requestReprints Isabella Cueto Chronic Disease Reporter Isabella is a chronic disease reporter writing about how the Trump administration is tackling the nation’s health epidemic — or not. You can reach her on Signal at isabellacueto.03. J. Emory Parker Data Editor Emory is the data editor at STAT. He’s a data journalist with a background in bioinformatics and molecular biology. You can reach Emory on Signal at jaspar.01. Recommended Politics June 11, 2026 RFK Jr. claims his calendar is publicly available. We’ve been trying to get it for a year D.C. Diagnosis June 11, 2026 STAT Plus: A suspicious denial pattern in Medicare Advantage Advertisement Politics June 11, 2026 STAT Plus: Scientists see promise in NIH proposal to cap number of grants they receive Exclusive June 11, 2026 STAT Plus: Private Medicare plans erect barriers to rehab care in pursuit of profit, federal investigators find Health June 10, 2026 Diabetes association leader apologizes for expulsion of members, pledges to rebuild trust Subscriber Picks