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Indiscriminate Cuts Of Thousands At HHS Blasted By Former Agency Heads

The Trump administration fired thousands probationary employees at HHS and its subagencies over the weekend apparently without regard to the programs they worked on, adding to widespread uncertainty among health care stakeholders about how the new administration will handle everything from FDA user fees to the administration of Medicare and Medicaid.

Califf Condemns FDA Cuts As Scope Of Layoffs Still Unclear

DOJ Tells Court DOGE Not Directing Staff Cuts, Not Formally Led By Musk

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RFK Jr. Tells Staff He Will Study Childhood Vaccines As Cause Of Chronic Health Issues

Childhood vaccines are on the list of topics HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told staff Tuesday (Feb. 18) he will investigate as potential causes of chronic disease and the decline in American health, while a new citizen’s petition asks HHS to suspend the approvals of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.

Probationary NIH Staffers Fired Amid DOGE Cuts Told Their Performance Was Inadequate

FDA Food Chief Jim Jones Resigns Over ‘Indiscriminate’ Staff Cuts

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Hospice providers are celebrating CMS’ decision to cease implementing the Hospice Special Focus Program, which imposed increased oversight that led CMS to compile a list of poor-performing hospice providers that stakeholders say is based on a flawed rating formula, so the agency can evaluate the program further.

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) plans in his new role as chair of the Senate health committee’s panel on primary health and retirement security to work closely with recently confirmed HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda.

The Medicare-Dependent Hospital (MDH) and Low-Volume Hospital programs that have supported rural hospitals for decades but will end March 31 unless Congress acts would be made permanent under legislation introduced by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Peter Welch (D-VT).