Opinion: Dismantling the one U.S. agency focused on older adults, people with disabilities is startlingly inefficient
Splitting up the Administration for Community Living is antithetical to the synergies and efficiencies that led to its creation.
Even before the Department of Health and Human Services announced its recent major reorganization, the media had been reporting on anticipated changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, and the National Institutes of Health.
But the very last bullet on the HHS fact sheet was a complete surprise to most people: the elimination of the Administration for Community Living (ACL). Furthering this goal, on April 1, HHS fired nearly half of the ACL staff as part of the expansive HHS reductions in force.
