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2 weeks ago | 
npr.org | Emily Kwong |Hannah Chinn |Selena Simmons-Duffin |Gabrielle Emanuel |Rebecca Ramirez
Here's how the Trump administration has changed health policy in its first 100 days Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1248091518/1269229654" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> People hold handmade signs at a Stand up for Science rally protesting the Trump administration's science policies and federal job cuts on Friday, March 7, 2025, in Chicago. Nam Y.
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2 weeks ago | 
nhpr.org | Tom Bowman |Selena Simmons-Duffin |Michele Kelemen
NPR correspondents recap how funding cuts, layoffs and leadership and policy changes in the second Trump administration are affecting the Departments of Defense, State and Health and Human Services.
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2 weeks ago | 
ctpublic.org | Tom Bowman |Selena Simmons-Duffin |Michele Kelemen
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1 month ago | 
tpr.org | Ayesha Rascoe |Sydney Lupkin |Selena Simmons-Duffin |Rob Stein
It was a chaotic week for the nation's health agencies, as layoff notices rolled in along with an order for deep cuts to contract spending. NPR's health reporters tell us what they've learned.
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1 month ago | 
ctpublic.org | Ayesha Rascoe |Sydney Lupkin |Selena Simmons-Duffin |Rob Stein
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1 month ago | 
boisestatepublicradio.org | Ayesha Rascoe |Sydney Lupkin |Selena Simmons-Duffin |Rob Stein
It was a chaotic week for the nation's health agencies, as layoff notices rolled in along with an order for deep cuts to contract spending. NPR's health reporters tell us what they've learned.
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1 month ago | 
npr.org | Rob Stein |Yuki Noguchi |Sydney Lupkin |Chiara Eisner |Selena Simmons-Duffin |Carmel Wroth
A worker wheels out the belongings of a fellow employee who was dismissed, outside of the Mary E. Switzer Federal Office Building, which houses HHS offices in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images Chaos and confusion dominated the restructuring affecting thousands of workers at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this week.
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1 month ago | 
laist.com | Rob Stein |Sydney Lupkin |Selena Simmons-Duffin |Yuki Noguchi |Carmel Wroth
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1 month ago | 
npr.org | Rob Stein |Sydney Lupkin |Selena Simmons-Duffin |Yuki Noguchi |Carmel Wroth
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is cutting 10,000 jobs. Employees started getting termination notices Tuesday. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images The Trump administration began sending notices of termination to thousands of staffers at federal health agencies Tuesday, according to interviews with employees at multiple agencies and e-mails reviewed by NPR.
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1 month ago | 
opb.org | Selena Simmons-Duffin |Diane Webber
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, announced a major restructuring and RIF of the agency he leads. Jason C. Andrew/BloombergThe Trump administration Thursday announced a major restructuring of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that will cut 20,000 full-time jobs. The cuts include employees who have taken the Trump administration’s Fork in the Road offer and early retirement, plus an additional reduction in force of 10,000 jobs.
