WaPo openly criticizes RFK Jr.'s dubious hospital proposition

The Washington Post's editorial board accused Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of "using the coercive power of government to substitute his judgment," for that of doctors and patients regarding hospital meal planning.

RFK Jr.'s team is threatening to cut off federal funding for hospitals serving items with excessive added sugar, including Jell-O, fruit juice, Cheerios, and Ensure protein shakes.

The Health and Human Services, or HHS, communicated this Spring, it urges hospitals to revise inpatient meals to align with new federal dietary guidelines. RFK Jr. called the rules "essentially a federal mandate," yet the Post noted the order is "legally dubious."

RFK Jr. confidant Calley Means urged the public to report non-compliant hospitals through a federal complaint system, with some physicians comparing it to a "snitch line."

The Post argued the crackdown contradicts the "Make America Healthy Again" promise of individual empowerment and constitutes government overreach.

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