US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday announced plans to cut a quarter of his department's workforce as part of a sweeping restructuring, framed as a push to prioritize chronic disease prevention under his "Make America Healthy Again" agenda.

Arbitrarily firing over 10,000 workers at the Department of Health and Human Services will not make Americans healthier. It will make Americans sicker and less secure. "At a time when the cost of health insurance and prescription drugs is soaring,

Kennedy Jr., who stopped short of calling for vaccines amid the measles outbreak. Public health experts are questioning RFK Jr's comments after he said the Texas measles outbreak was "not unusual."

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to cut 10,000 employees from the department, which will employ 62,000 workers, down from 82,000. Bloomberg contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Chapin Fay of Lighthouse Public Affairs discuss on "Balance of Power.

Kennedy Jr. said he would significantly cut the size of the department he leads, reshaping the nation’s health agencies and closing regional offices. Kennedy on Thursday said the agency would ax 10,000 full-time employees spread across agencies tasked with responding to disease outbreaks,