ALREADY STRAINED SYSTEM. YEAH, THAT바카라 게임 웹사이트S RIGHT MONICA. THOSE CUTBACKS ARE ON TOP OF 10,000 WORKERS WHO LEFT THE DEPARTMENT VOLUNTARILY. SO NOW THE TOTAL IS ABOUT A QUARTER OF DHHS ORIGINAL STAFF. THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT CLAIMS THE CUTBACKS WILL SAVE CLOSE TO $2 BILLION A YEAR. HEALTH SECRETARY ROBERT F KENNEDY JR RELEASED A VIDEO TODAY ALONG WITH THAT ANNOUNCEMENT. AND IN IT, HE BLAMES THE DEPARTMENT FOR A DECLINE IN NATIONAL HEALTH AND SAYS HHS FAILED TO IMPROVE LIFE SPANS AND DRIVE DOWN DISEASE AND CANCER RATES FOR AMERICANS. NEW HAMPSHIRE바카라 게임 웹사이트S U.S. SENATOR JEANNE SHAHEEN NOW SAYS MORE STRUGGLES ARE AHEAD WITH THESE CUTS. AND THAT바카라 게임 웹사이트S ESPECIALLY TRUE AFTER THE CDC ANNOUNCED IT WAS PULLING $80 MILLION IN PANDEMIC GRANTS FOR THE STATE. FUNDING IS AN ISSUE, AND TO HAVE THOSE CUTBACKS FOR HEALTH CARE THAT PEOPLE DEPEND ON IS GOING TO HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE. I NOW UNDERSTAND WHY ALL THIS MONEY IS NOT IMPROVING OUR HEALTH. HHS IS A SPRAWLING BUREAUCRACY THAT ENCOMPASSES LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF DEPARTMENTS, COMMITTEES AND OTHER OFFICES. NOW, CUTBACKS WILL AFFECT GROUPS LIKE THE FDA, THE CDC, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, AND THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID. THE EMAIL SENT TO HHS EMPLOYEES SAYS THE PROBABLE EFFECTIVE DATE WI
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Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people. The notices just days after President Donald Trump moved to strip workers of their collective bargaining rights at HHS and other agencies throughout the government.Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s announced a plan last week to remake HHS, which, through its agencies, is responsible for tracking health trends and disease outbreaks, conducting and funding medical research, monitoring the safety of food and medicine, and administering health insurance programs for nearly half of the country.The plan would consolidate agencies that oversee billions of dollars for addiction services and community health centers across the country under a new office called the Administration for a Healthy America.The layoffs are expected to shrink HHS to 62,000 positions, lopping off nearly a quarter of its staff 바카라 게임 웹사이트 10,000 jobs through layoffs and another 10,000 workers who took early retirement and voluntary separation offers.Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington predicted the cuts will have ramifications when natural disasters strike or infectious diseases, like the ongoing measles outbreak, spread.바카라 게임 웹사이트They may as well be renaming it the Department of Disease because their plan is putting lives in serious jeopardy,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Murray said Friday during a call with reporters.Beyond layoffs at federal health agencies, cuts are beginning to happen at state and local health departments as a result of an HHS move last week to pull back more than $11 billion in COVID-19-related funds. Local and state health officials are still assessing the impact, but some health departments have already identified hundreds of jobs that stand to be eliminated because of lost funding, 바카라 게임 웹사이트some of them overnight, some of them are already gone,바카라 게임 웹사이트 said Lori Tremmel Freeman, chief executive of the National Association of County and City Health Officials.Union representatives for HHS employees received a notice Thursday that between 8,000 to 10,000 employees will be terminated. The department바카라 게임 웹사이트s leadership will target positions in human resources, procurement, finance and information technology. Positions in 바카라 게임 웹사이트high cost regions바카라 게임 웹사이트 or that have been deemed 바카라 게임 웹사이트redundant바카라 게임 웹사이트 will be the focus of the layoffs.Kennedy criticized the department he oversees as an inefficient 바카라 게임 웹사이트sprawling bureaucracy바카라 게임 웹사이트 in a Thursday video announcing the restructuring, and said the department바카라 게임 웹사이트s $1.7 trillion yearly budget, 바카라 게임 웹사이트has failed to improve the health of Americans.바카라 게임 웹사이트바카라 게임 웹사이트I want to promise you now that we바카라 게임 웹사이트re going to do more with less,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Kennedy said.HHS on Thursday provided a breakdown of some of the cuts:3,500 jobs at the Food and Drug Administration, which inspects and sets safety standards for medications, medical devices and foods.2,400 jobs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which monitors for infectious disease outbreaks and works with public health agencies nationwide.1,200 jobs at the National Institutes of Health, the world바카라 게임 웹사이트s leading health and medical research institution.300 jobs at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which oversees the Affordable Care Act marketplace, Medicare and Medicaid.At the CDC, most employees have not been unionized, but interest rose sharply this year as the Trump administration took steps to reduce the federal workforce. Roughly 2,000 CDC employees in Atlanta belonged to the American Federation of Government Employees local bargaining unit, with hundreds more who had petitioned to join this week being added.But on Thursday night, Trump signed an executive order that would end collective bargaining for a large number of federal agencies, including the CDC and other health agencies.The erosion of collective bargaining rights was decried by some Democratic lawmakers.바카라 게임 웹사이트President Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s brazen attempt to strip the majority of federal employees of their union rights robs these workers of their hard-fought protections. This will only give Elon Musk more power to dismantle the people바카라 게임 웹사이트s government with as little resistance from dedicated civil servants as possible 바카라 게임 웹사이트 further weakening the federal government바카라 게임 웹사이트s ability to serve the American people,바카라 게임 웹사이트 according to a joint statement Friday by U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly and U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, both of Virginia.
WASHINGTON — Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people. The notices just days after President Donald Trump moved to strip workers of their collective bargaining rights at HHS and other agencies throughout the government.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s announced a plan last week to remake HHS, which, through its agencies, is responsible for tracking health trends and disease outbreaks, conducting and funding medical research, monitoring the safety of food and medicine, and administering health insurance programs for nearly half of the country.
The plan would consolidate agencies that oversee billions of dollars for addiction services and community health centers across the country under a new office called the Administration for a Healthy America.
The layoffs are expected to shrink HHS to 62,000 positions, lopping off nearly a quarter of its staff 바카라 게임 웹사이트 10,000 jobs through layoffs and another 10,000 workers who took early retirement and voluntary separation offers.
Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington predicted the cuts will have ramifications when natural disasters strike or infectious diseases, like the ongoing measles outbreak, spread.
바카라 게임 웹사이트They may as well be renaming it the Department of Disease because their plan is putting lives in serious jeopardy,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Murray said Friday during a call with reporters.
Beyond layoffs at federal health agencies, cuts are beginning to happen at state and local health departments as a result of an HHS move last week to pull back more than $11 billion in COVID-19-related funds. Local and state health officials are still assessing the impact, but some health departments have already identified hundreds of jobs that stand to be eliminated because of lost funding, 바카라 게임 웹사이트some of them overnight, some of them are already gone,바카라 게임 웹사이트 said Lori Tremmel Freeman, chief executive of the National Association of County and City Health Officials.
Union representatives for HHS employees received a notice Thursday that between 8,000 to 10,000 employees will be terminated. The department바카라 게임 웹사이트s leadership will target positions in human resources, procurement, finance and information technology. Positions in 바카라 게임 웹사이트high cost regions바카라 게임 웹사이트 or that have been deemed 바카라 게임 웹사이트redundant바카라 게임 웹사이트 will be the focus of the layoffs.
Kennedy criticized the department he oversees as an inefficient 바카라 게임 웹사이트sprawling bureaucracy바카라 게임 웹사이트 in a Thursday video announcing the restructuring, and said the department바카라 게임 웹사이트s $1.7 trillion yearly budget, 바카라 게임 웹사이트has failed to improve the health of Americans.바카라 게임 웹사이트
바카라 게임 웹사이트I want to promise you now that we바카라 게임 웹사이트re going to do more with less,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Kennedy said.
HHS on Thursday provided a breakdown of some of the cuts:
- 3,500 jobs at the Food and Drug Administration, which inspects and sets safety standards for medications, medical devices and foods.
- 2,400 jobs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which monitors for infectious disease outbreaks and works with public health agencies nationwide.
- 1,200 jobs at the National Institutes of Health, the world바카라 게임 웹사이트s leading health and medical research institution.
- 300 jobs at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which oversees the Affordable Care Act marketplace, Medicare and Medicaid.
At the CDC, most employees have not been unionized, but interest rose sharply this year as the Trump administration took steps to reduce the federal workforce. Roughly 2,000 CDC employees in Atlanta belonged to the American Federation of Government Employees local bargaining unit, with hundreds more who had petitioned to join this week being added.
But on Thursday night, Trump signed an executive order that would end collective bargaining for a large number of federal agencies, including the CDC and other health agencies.
The erosion of collective bargaining rights was decried by some Democratic lawmakers.
바카라 게임 웹사이트President Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s brazen attempt to strip the majority of federal employees of their union rights robs these workers of their hard-fought protections. This will only give Elon Musk more power to dismantle the people바카라 게임 웹사이트s government with as little resistance from dedicated civil servants as possible 바카라 게임 웹사이트 further weakening the federal government바카라 게임 웹사이트s ability to serve the American people,바카라 게임 웹사이트 according to a joint statement Friday by U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly and U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, both of Virginia.
