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HHS Floats New CDC Programs, Including Hepatitis B Screening
Hepatitis-B virus revealed in the photomicrograph film.
Photographer: Centers for Disease Control/Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images
The Health and Human Services Department is proposing new initiatives for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including a program to increase hepatitis B screening for pregnant women, as part of a broader push to restructure the agency, according to an internal document viewed by Bloomberg News.
Leading five of the 16 initiatives is Sam Beyda — a carryover from the Department of Government Efficiency — who was recently named deputy chief of staff at the CDC, according to people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to speak on the subject.