Trump's HHS cuts endanger key aging and disability office, risking Meals on Wheels, LIHEAP and support for millions.
As part of its widespread layoffs at U.S. health agencies, the Trump administration fired John Howard, the longtime head of the World Trade Center Health Program.
Despite promises for 'radical transparency,' HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. laid off many staff on teams that fulfill public records requests at health agencies.
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HHS undergoes mass layoffs beginning Tuesday after the department announced it would undergo major 'restructuring' to align with Trump's executive order.
HHS administers health insurance programs that affect nearly half the U.S. population, including Medicare and Medicaid, and regulates medical products and food. Critics warn that the scale of the cuts could jeopardize disease response capacity, scientific research, and regulatory oversight.
The FDA’s Office of Strategic Programs was among the casualties in today’s early-morning layoffs that hit staff across the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Democratic AGs are suing the Trump administration over "unlawful" cuts to public health agency grants to their states that were earmarked during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As preventable infections like measles threaten to become endemic again in the US, researchers whose government grants were recently terminated are warning about the consequences of throttling studies looking at ways to increase vaccination.
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has closed its regional Northwest office based in Seattle, according to U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene.
Rep. Jennifer McClellan was joined by 20 fellow Democrats in sponsoring legislation to block cuts to 3% or more of HHS payroll over a 60-day period.