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RFK Jr.'s Health Job Cuts Are Hitting the Disabled

Baby hearing test programs are at risk.

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Hi, this is Gerry in New York, where I’ve been monitoring fallout from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s health care job cuts. More on that in a moment, but first ...

Robert F. Kennedy’s sweeping job cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services earlier this month jeopardized programs ranging from smoking prevention to sexually transmitted diseases. But one group was hit particularly hard: people with disabilities.