Indiscriminate Cuts Of Thousands At HHS Blasted By Former Agency Heads

Updated Story 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. The cuts were condemned by former agency heads from the Biden administration Monday (Feb. 17). About 5,200 probationary employees across HHS were impacted by...