RFK Jr. is 'laying the groundwork for true, transformational change' - David Mansdoerfer

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🔴 Find showtimes for Shen Yun at https://www.shenyun.com/tickets Use the code JAN25 to get ticketing fees waived. This is the 30 minute TV version of Jan Jekielek’s interview with David Mansdoerfer. The longer-form version was released on Epoch TV on April 11, 2025. 🔵 Watch the extended version of this episode: https://ept.ms/Y0412DavidMansdoerfer David Mansdoerfer served as deputy assistant secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) during the first Trump administration. Now, he’s chief strategist at the Independent Medical Alliance and describes himself as the MAGA-MAHA Connector. “We have seen a complete reset of a federal agency within 60 days of Secretary Kennedy getting there. To me, that is unprecedented, and it is going to be one of the most impactful approaches to public health and the health economy in the United States,” he says. “We have not won this fight. We’ve begun the fight. And we have industry forces, which I would say [have] unlimited money, that are going to try to do everything to protect their bottom line, but also limit good policy ideas of a Secretary Kennedy and a President Trump.” What reforms are already underway since Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took over HHS? What pushback has he faced? And will the administration be able to reconcile and even merge the disparate agendas of the MAGA and MAHA movements? “You basically get to put an entirely new, fresh face of career leaders that are aligned to the president’s agenda and the secretary’s agenda in positions of authority that could be and will be longer lasting than just this administration,” says Mansdoerfer. “Even in terms of the unknown, it is better to have leadership that’s willing to take these bold actions than it is to continually lead Americans down a poor health outcome path.” CHAPTER TITLES 0:00:00 - Introduction to David Mansdoerfer and HHS Transformation 0:01:14 - The Historic Opportunity at HHS Under Secretary Kennedy 0:02:32 - Scale and Scope of the HHS Agency 0:04:04 - Detailed Reset of Public Health and Business Operations 0:05:51 - Breaking Down the $1.3 Trillion HHS Budget 0:07:29 - Empowering the Secretary's Vision Through Reorganization 0:09:32 - Shifting from Health Economy to Public Health Focus 0:13:31 - David Mansdoerfer's Path to HHS Assistant Secretary 0:16:03 - Career Journey from Local to Federal Government 0:17:31 - Navigating the Ideological Landscape of Federal Agencies 0:19:54 - The Spoils System and Political Transitions 0:24:42 - Final Reflections on Transformational Change in Healthcare 🔴 Try Epoch Times now: https://ept.ms/3Uu1JA5 🔵 Sign up for the American Thought Leaders ALERTS newsletter to stay up-to-date on new episodes, releases, and special events 👉 https://ept.ms/ATLnewsletter 💛 Support us 👉https://donorbox.org/american-thought-leaders ------------------------------------------------- © All Rights Reserved.