HHS layoffs: 8 things to know

HHS began sending out dismissal notices on April 1 as part of an agencywide plan to lay off 10,000 full-time employees.

On April 1, HHS began sending out dismissal notices as part of a sweeping plan to reduce the agency’s full-time workforce by 10,000.

Here’s what ASCs need to know:

1. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a “dramatic restructuring” initiative March 27 aimed at reducing the agency’s workforce from 82,000 to 62,000 employees. The overhaul is positioned as a streamlining effort to eliminate redundancy and improve efficiency across HHS departments, according to Mr. Kennedy.

2. According to a March 27 HHS fact sheet, several major departments within HHS will be impacted, though critical operational roles...

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