STAT+: What to know about MAHA as RFK Jr. nears powerful health care role

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Next is the hard part

RFK Jr. is a shoo-in for HHS secretary after winning over Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who had been Kennedy’s most vocal and articulate GOP critic. 

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