Indiscriminate Cuts Of Thousands At HHS Blasted By Former Agency Heads

By Jessica Karins, Amy Lotven, Christian Robles, Donna Haseley / February 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM

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.


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