The new agency at the center of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda is hitting its first hurdle: Congress.

Major cuts are set to hit HHS. Here’s what’s affected. Several of the most recognizable agencies within the department, including the FDA and the CDC, will see their headcount shrink by the ...

As regular readers know, HHS implements major consumer protection laws such as the Affordable Care Act and the No Surprises Act, etc.), administers programs like Medicare and Medicaid that cover ...

A 3-page rule published in the Federal Register today and signed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ends the ability of ...

“On day one, the new HHS secretary is gutting the agencies that would be necessary to make America healthy again,” said Reshma Ramachandran, a Yale health professor who chairs the FDA task ...

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 ...

Implications of the Trump administration's cuts to health agencies 03:11. The Trump administration plans to shrink the workforce of the Department of Health and Human Services by nearly a quarter ...

The impact of mass layoffs at HHS: What does it mean for new drugs, food safety? In every corner of the FDA, and at sister health agencies like the CDC, support staff, specialists, and scientists ...

Keane joins the office less than a year after it got its new name and responsibilities to develop and oversee the agency’s data, technology and AI policy. In July 2024, HHS announced that the national ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will lay off about 10,000 full-time employees. The move is projected to save taxpayers $1.8 billion annually. What the ...

In one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first moves as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, the agency released guidance Wednesday for the US government, external partners and ...