With the reorganization of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced last week, there’s been little explanation of why whole departments have been cut. There’s also been no analyses shared on how…
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Mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will impact the medical device regulatory process, says Ben Wolf, partner in Alston & Bird’s…
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HHS Cuts Threaten Device Security Oversight
A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing Tuesday on legacy medical device safety quickly became a platform for Democrats to voice concerns over massive staffing cuts at Health and…
This week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) underwent a massive restructuring under its secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., resulting in the sudden departure of thousands of employees across the nation.
While Kennedy…
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Writing to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., about Department of Government Efficiency-assisted cuts releasing nearly 25% of the department’s employees – and his claim that the department’s overhaul consolidating…
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Last December, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed a rule that would make data encryption a standard and not optional across healthcare organizations that store and transfer patient health information.
In the…
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What You Should Know:
– The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a significant restructuring initiative, undertaken in accordance with President Trump’s Executive Order, “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’…
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The Department of Health and Human Services announced a dramatic agency transformation on Thursday, that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., said will streamline operations by consolidating 28 divisions into 15 and reducing regional…
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The Trump Administration on Monday named a new nominee to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, following the withdrawal of its previous candidate, Dr. David Weldon.Susan Coller Monarez currently serves as…
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services will delay the effective date of two final rules that were expected to go into effect on Friday, March 21. By extending…
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