Medical societies are becoming more outspoken in their criticism of federal health policy, according to a MedPage Today podcast. Infectious Diseases Society of America CEO Jeanne Marrazzo described HHS's response to a measles outbreak in Pennsylvania as "shameful," while also acknowledging that her organization still needs and accepts HHS funding. That tension reflects a broader shift: groups like the AMA and IDSA are now willing to say the federal government is "screwing it up" on vaccines and that RFK Jr. is not helping, rather than staying guarded to preserve partnerships.
Separately, RFK Jr. said at a Make America Healthy Again summit that artificial intelligence could provide healthcare better than that offered by many physicians. According to the podcast, a number of physician groups pushed back against that claim, though the episode did not detail their specific responses. The pushback comes as medical organizations navigate both their reliance on federal grants and their growing willingness to publicly challenge the administration's messaging.