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Mass Layoffs Hit US Health Agencies in Major Restructuring

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Mass Layoffs Hit US Health Agencies in Major Restructuring
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Above: People protest outside the CDC's main facility in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 1, 2025. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired off hundreds of staff across numerous departments today as part of a March restructure. Image copyright: Elijah Nouvelage/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images
story last updated APR 2

The Spin

Republican narrative

The reorganization streamlines a bloated bureaucracy and realigns the department with its core mission of reversing chronic disease. The changes will enable HHS to do more with less while saving taxpayers money and improving efficiency in federal health programs.

BreitbartFOX News

Democratic narrative

These reckless, unprecedented cuts devastate critical public health infrastructure and eliminate essential expertise in disease prevention, drug safety, and emergency response. Careless reductions will lead to a loss of institutional knowledge and experienced leadership will put Americans at greater risk during health emergencies.

NPR Online NewsUSA Today

Metaculus Prediction


Public Figures

Donald Trump

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.


The Controversies


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Political split

LEFT

RIGHT

Widespread job cuts begin at health agencies
NBCAPR 11
HHS plans to shutter or downsize several health agencies, including at CDC
NBCMAR 11
Layoffs start at federal agencies that deal with health, drugs, food, health insurance
CBSAPR 11
HHS downsizing begins amid RFK Jr. 'Make America Healthy Again' push: 'Win-win for taxpayers'
FOX NewsAPR 11
Mass Layoffs Begin at RFK Jr's Department of Health
NewsweekAPR 11
HHS starts layoffs for 10,000 health and disease expert employees in massive purge directed by RFK Jr.
Daily MailAPR 11
Its a bloodbath: Massive wave of job cuts underway at US health agencies
CNNAPR 11
Mass layoffs targeting 10,000 jobs hit US health agencies
BreitbartAPR 11

More neutral political stance articles

Widespread firings start at federal health agencies including many in leadership
NPR Online NewsAPR 11
Mass firings begin at government health agencies, including FDA, CDC and NIH
PBS NewsHourAPR 11
Layoffs begin at US health agencies responsible for research, tracking disease and regulating food
Associated PressAPR 11
Fauci Successor Put On Leave As Rfk Jr Reshapes Agencie
BloombergAPR 11
Trump Administration Begins Mass Layoffs Health Agencies Sources Say 2025 04 01
ReutersAPR 11