Senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on if and how he would reform Medicaid and Medicare during his first confirmation hearing to become the next secretary of Health and Human Services.

Put on the spot, a lot of Americans might hesitate over the difference between Medicaid and Medicare. People who aren’t affected by one of these programs, which together enroll about 150 million people in the U.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s nominee to lead HHS, stumbled multiple times during his first Senate confirmation hearing when asked about Medicaid.

Kennedy made inaccurate claims about Medicare and Medicaid during his confirmation hearing.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to answer questions from Sen. Bill Cassidy (R., La.,) about Medicare and Medicaid. When asked about how care for people who are eligible for both federal health programs could be integrated,

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. incorrectly said that Medicaid was fully funded by the federal government and that Medicare is a fee-for-service program during a hearing in front of the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday.

Kennedy Jr. sought to backpedal from many of his past positions in his Senate confirmation hearing today to become HHS secretary, but he faced tough questions from Democrats and some Republicans who weren’t ready to forget.

Here's what to know about Kennedy's positions on COVID-19, and why some experts and lawmakers are concerned about him leading the U.S.'s response to a next potential pandemic.Kennedy's racial and ethnic claims about COVID-19Kennedy has held some controversial and unsubstantiated views on COVID-19 and ethnicity.