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

  • Written by Simon F. Haeder, Associate Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
Massive cuts to Health and Human Services’ workforce signal a dramatic shift in US health policyThe 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 BY

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...

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