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In a major overhaul, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and shut down entire agencies, including ones that oversee billions of dollars in funds for addiction ...
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pushing for major changes to school meals and federal food assistance programs, backing efforts to eliminate synthetic food dyes linked to ...
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Some in the health department believe that the cuts, which include folding the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response into the CDC and eliminating support staff, will in the long run ...
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Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers in a major restructuring plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major overhaul, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and shut down entire agencies, including ones that oversee billions of dollars in funds for addiction services and community health centers across the country.
Trump Administration to Cut 10,000 Health and Human Services Jobs
The Trump administration will lay off 10,000 workers at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a major reorganization, officials announced Thursday. The changes reflect efforts to cut the size of the federal government and follow Health Secretary Robert F.
Department of Health and Human Services set for massive layoffs
Thousands of HHS employees could lose their jobs as soon as today as part of a massive overhaul of the agency.
RFK Jr. eyes changes to SNAP benefits
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr is pushing for major changes to school meals and food assistance programs.
RFK Jr. Moves to Close Administration For Community Living
On Thursday, the federal Department of Health and Human Services moved, through a department-wide restructuring order, to eliminate the Administration for Community Living (ACL), a subsidiary established in 2012 to support disabled and aging people—part of a broader series of cuts that will see the firing of some 10,
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HHS aftershocks
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s gutting of the nation’s health agencies on Thursday sent shockwaves through the federal government.
Agency for older adults and people with disabilities to be shuttered under HHS cuts
In 2022, the Administration for Community Living provided more than 261 million meals to older adults, assistance such as respite care to more than 1.5 million family caregivers, and independent-living services to nearly 250,
Kennedy: By Every Metric By Which You Measure Public Health, It Has Decreased With The Increase In HHS Spending
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is defending his plan to cut 10,000 jobs from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in hopes of streamlining a "sprawling" agency while staying focused on its core mission.
NHS will become national health and assisted suicide service, says MP
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RFK Jr. Is Cutting 10,000 Jobs Across US Health Agencies — Here's What It Means
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his agency's plans to cut 10,000 jobs and re-organize functions across several key groups, including the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — two critical groups for food safety in the U.
Mental health service cut a 'huge risk' - charity
The decision by Welsh ministers to stop funding a national mental health service is "deeply concerning", according to a mental health charity. Adferiad warned it created a "huge risk" to people's health. Time To Change Wales aims to end stigma and discrimination around mental health problems, and will finish at the end of March.
Mass layoffs expected to begin at health agencies as Kennedy agenda takes shape
The Health and Human Services Department plans to cut around 10,000 full-time jobs, drastically remaking the agency tasked with protecting America's health.
10,000 Federal Health Workers to Be Laid Off
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a major restructuring of the Health and Human Services Department, which now employs about 82,000 people.
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