NPR- The Trump administration announced yesterday that it is planning a major restructuring of the Department of Health and Human Services, including cutting 20,000 employees. HHS includes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medicare and Medicaid, the National Institutes of Health, and other smaller divisions. HHS states that the job cuts will save $1.8 billion.
NPR’s Selena Simmons-Duffin says her inbox was flooded with shocked responses to the news yesterday from Democratic lawmakers, nurses groups, public health groups and more. “They say this isn’t an overhaul; it's a wrecking ball.” The hardest hit agencies will be the CDC, FDA and the Administration for Community Living, which helps seniors and people with disabilities live independently. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said they have two goals with the restructuring: saving taxpayers' money and improving their quality of service.
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