What the HHS Reorganization Means in Reality
What: KFF’s Drew Altman analyzes the impact of federal agency consolidation under the newly formed “Administration for a Healthy America”—warning it’s more of a name change than a health transformation.
Key Line: “Changing an organization chart does not change health outcomes.”
Source: KFF
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