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What the Health? American Health Gets a Pink Slip

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Julie Rovner

KFF Health News

A quiet earthquake just hit the nation’s health institutions. In a sweeping move, thousands of federal health officials—scientists, regulators, and career public servants—were fired, reassigned, or sent packing to remote posts. The official reason? Efficiency. The real effect? Decades of expertise, gone overnight. On this week’s What the Health? podcast, Julie Rovner and a panel of reporters break down what the purge means for public health, policy, and the people caught in the middle—just as the Supreme Court weighs access to care for millions.

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Julie Rovner

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