This is a developing story. If you are a dismissed or active federal worker with information to share, please reach out at [email protected]. | The federal government is firing thousands of civil servants across CMS,

Industry experts and providers are worried layoffs at the Health and Human Services Department could slow down prior authorization reform and innovation center models.

A pair of Democratic senators are pushing back against the Trump administration’s decision to terminate a host of positions at the Food and Drug Administration, raising concerns that the firings could affect drug and device approvals and food safety efforts.

Those laid off Saturday included HHS employees that evaluate the safety of medical devices and conduct oversight of Affordable Care Act exchanges.

The Department of Health and Human Services is now directing employees to wait on answering a government-wide message asking workers to share their recent accomplishments, after telling them earlier Sunday to respond to the email.

The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend.

The NGO Doctors for America argued that HHS, CDC and FDA violated federal law in removing medical information from public-facing websites.

The Supreme Court on Monday scheduled arguments for April 21 in a case that could decide the legality of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement that insurers cover certain preventive services. In a surprising move,

Bracing frigid temperatures, crowds of former and current federal workers protested the deep cuts to HHS, warning it will permanently set back scientific progress.

HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been on the receiving end of two heated letters from lawmakers outlining the threats to innovation posed by mass firings at U.S. health agencies.