Federal cuts lead to layoffs and uncertainty for MDH programs
On Tuesday, the Minnesota Department of Health received notice of cuts to grant money creating uncertainty for health programs across the state.
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On Tuesday, the Minnesota Department of Health received notice of cuts to grant money creating uncertainty for health programs across the state.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr., with help from DOGE, is planning a restructuring with sweeping cuts expected at multiple agencies.
Around 100 were fired from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service officers — a group known as the CDC's "disease detectives" — feared the impact of job cuts.
The move comes amid a government-wide effort to cut probationary workers by the Department of Government Efficiency task force led by billionaire Elon Musk.
The NGO Doctors for America argued that HHS, CDC and FDA violated federal law in removing medical information from public-facing websites.
Kennedy has a long record of criticizing vaccines, including spreading misleading claims about their safety.
The next round of free COVID test orders will ship starting the week of Nov. 27.
The White House said a proposed rule would allow DACA recipients to qualify for Medicaid and coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
