Medical Economics April 1, 2025
Key Takeaways
- NIH and FDA leadership changes align with the “Make America Healthy Again” initiative amid HHS workforce reductions.
- HHS plans to cut 20,000 jobs, saving $1.8 billion, raising concerns about public health infrastructure.
- Former leaders and lawmakers criticize the cuts, citing risks to safety and preparedness.
- Mehmet Oz supports administration’s healthcare directives, emphasizing pro-life and anti-transgender surgery stances.
‘The revolution begins today,’ new HHS Secretary RFK Jr. says.
The new leaders of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Food and Drug Administration took their posts as their governmental parent, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), began cutting workers on April 1.
“The revolution begins today!” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in...
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