Massive cuts to Health and Human Services’ workforce signal a dramatic shift in US health policy

US Senator Cassidy calls on Kennedy to appear before Senate panel over health agency cuts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will on April 10 hold a hearing on the reorganization of the Department of Health and Human Services, its chairman Senator Bill Cassidy said in a statement.

Backlash at HHS delays plan to slash 10,000 jobs, Politico reports

(Reuters) -The plan to cut 10,000 jobs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was abruptly delayed amid growing backlash over its execution by Brad Smith, the Department of Government Efficiency lead at HHS, Politico reported on Monday, citing two officials. The secretive approach of Smith, who has ties with one HHS agency, was at the center of the controversy. He attempted to exempt this agency from the workforce reduction process,…

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is considering eliminating more than 80 jobs and will lose more than $100 million in funds due to the recent cancellation of several federal grants. A spokesman e-mailed to the Carolina Journal on Thursday that the $100 million in funds “contribute directly to the health, safety and well-being of the people we serve.”

Massive cuts to Health and Human Services’ workforce signal a dramatic shift in US health policy

The new plan will shrink the Health and Human Services workforce from more than 82,000 to 62,000 employees. Sarah Stierch via Wikimedia Commons, CC BYOn March 27, 2025, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced plans to dramatically transform the department. HHS is the umbrella agency responsible for pandemic preparedness, biomedical research, food safety and many other health-related activities. In a vid…

State budget hearing on health and human services to be held at Attleboro High

ATTLEBORO -- The state Legislature will bring its budget deliberations to the city Monday when state Sen. Paul Feeney co-chairs a hearing on the health and human services portion of the $59.6 billion state budget proposal.

Massive cuts to Health and Human Services’ workforce signal a dramatic shift in US health policy

by Simon F. Haeder, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On March 27, 2025, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced plans to dramatically transform the department. HHS is the umbrella agency responsible for pandemic preparedness, biomedical research, food safety and many other health-related activities. In a video posted that afternoon, Ken…