Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proves once again that she’s very good at her job, while Robert F. Kennedy Jr. proves he’s very bad at his.
During a House Energy Commerce and Health Committee hearing this Tuesday, Cortez questioned Kennedy about reports that UnitedHealth Group is under investigation for criminal Medicare Advantage fraud, and Kennedy was apparently completely unaware of the investigation, or that his department is just shoveling more money at them while it’s going on.
Here’s the exchange where Kennedy looked like a deer in the headlights:
AOC: In the health care space, something that we’ve both spoken to is that some of the worst actors are in the for-profit medical space.
RKF: Are?
AOC: Are in for profit health insurance, big pharma, etc., and one of the worst companies actually is UnitedHealthcare in this respect. UnitedHealthcare is the largest health insurance company in the country.
They are the largest employer of doctors and own thousands of pharmacies, clinics, surgery centers, and home health agencies, as well as hospice providers.
Secretary Kennedy, are you aware that President Trump’s Department of Justice is reportedly investigating UnitedHealthcare for criminal insurance fraud in some of their for-profit health insurance plans like Medicare Advantage?
