MedCity News April 3, 2025
HHS underwent a sweeping restructuring this week, resulting in about 10,000 layoffs across various agencies. With critical programs for things like disease prevention and outbreak response already crumbling, experts believe the fallout from this decision could set public health efforts back by decades.
This week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) underwent a massive restructuring under its secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., resulting in the sudden departure of thousands of employees across the nation.
While Kennedy frames these changes as a cost-cutting and efficiency measure, public health experts warn that the cuts are eradicating critical programs, weakening state and local health infrastructure, and eliminating expertise that will be difficult to replace.
With essential services like disease prevention...
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