Editor’s Note: This is a developing story. If you are a dismissed or active federal worker with information to share, please reach out at ntong@questex.com. | The federal government is laying off thousands of health agency workers and others this week. Here’s what we know so far.

Editor’s Note: This is a developing story. If you are a dismissed or active federal worker with information to share, please reach out at ntong@questex.com. | The federal government is laying off thousands of health agency workers and others this week. Here’s what we know so far.

Editor’s note: This story was updated after publication to reflect Tuesday’s litigation. | A new lawsuit alleges that the administration’s order to cut funding from gender-affirming care providers is unconstitutional and unlawful. The suit filed Tuesday comes shortly after New York Attorney General Letitia James warned hospitals that ending the services would violate state anti-discrimination laws “regardless of the availability of federal funding.”

President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order to establish a Make America Healthy Again Commission, just hours after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Immediately following Senate confirmation, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been named chair of the Make America Healthy Again Commission, which will be focused on chronic disease and transparency in medical research.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been confirmed as the Health Secretary of the United States. | The full Senate voted 52-48 today to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy committed to work closely with the top Republican physician Bill Cassidy, who aims to keep Kennedy honest on maintaining public health infrastructure.