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RFK Jr.’s HHS cuts include a slap in the face to 9/11 heroes
The Trump administration recently fired the head of the World Trade Center Health Program, and dismissed two-thirds of the ...
'Delay and deny care' to 9/11 survivors. Trump HHS cuts World Trade Center Program staff
In February, the administration restored cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program's budget, but new staff cuts threaten ...
Trump administration sued by 23 states, D.C. over HHS cutting $11 billion in public health funding
A coalition of 23 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration Tuesday over $11 billion in cuts to ...
Concerns grow over impact of federal cuts on seniors in Northern New York
It comes as HHS has laid off 40% of staff at the Administration for Community Living, including the regional representative ...
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CMS reviewing controversial New York Medicaid home health program overhaul
Rollout of New York’s state Medicaid program is receiving close scrutiny from advocacy groups—and now, the federal government ...
The pain points in plan to lay off 10,000 HHS employees
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday it would cut 10,000 jobs and close offices in a “dramatic ...
New York, 22 other states sue Trump administration over decision to rescind billions in health funding
The suit says the Trump administration clawback of $11 billion will devastate health care programs in states, including New ...
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HHS hit with massive cuts under new Kennedy plan
Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. today announced plans to cut an additional 10,000 federal ...
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Cancer researchers, opioid abuse analysts, infectious disease experts: Layoffs at HHS begin to take shape
Fred, an employee at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, arrived at his office Tuesday morning like most other ...
RFK Jr. says MMR vaccine is ‘the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles’ as second child dies from the disease
A school-aged child died at a Texas hospital where they were receiving treatment for measles, marking the second death of a minor in the state linked to the ongoing outbreak.