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The Trump administration restructures federal health agencies, cuts 20,000 jobs (www.npr.org)

submitted 11 months ago by pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to c/politics@sh.itjust.works

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The cuts include 3,500 full-time employees at the FDA, 2,400 at the CDC, 1,200 at NIH, and 300 at CMS, according to an HHS fact sheet. It states that the new job cuts at the FDA will not affect drug, medical device, or food reviewers or inspectors. The reorganization will not impact Medicare or Medicaid.

HHS states that the job cuts will save $1.8 billion. The agency currently has a budget of nearly $2 trillion, the majority of which pays for benefits for Americans covered by Medicaid and Medicare.

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[–] JakenVeina@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

HHS states that the job cuts will save $1.8 billion. The agency currently has a budget of nearly $2 trillion

30,000 jobs destroyed, for a savings of 0.1%. Wow, such efficiency.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

0.1% so far. It's probaly going to end up costing the government at some point.

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago

That feels like a pure net loss, economically.

Not enough to give a useful amount of tax money back to anyone who would spend it, but enough layoffs to widely disrupt pay scales, reducing taxable income until recovery.

I suppose it's a rational move if the only goal is class warfare.

[–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 7 points 11 months ago

The cuts include ... 300 at CMS ... The reorganization will not impact Medicare or Medicaid.

LOL PRESS B TO DOUBT.