HHS Closes SF Regional Office — 318 Staff, Medicare/Medicaid Oversight Gone
The HHS Region 9 office in San Francisco's Nancy Pelosi Federal Building closed, eliminating 318 staff who managed Medicare, Medicaid, and indigenous health services for CA, AZ, HI, NV, and 6 territories. The office regularly hosted grant workshops with community health centers.
Speaker Pelosi called closure 'irresponsible.' Part of RFK Jr.'s plan to cut 60,000+ HHS positions.
Key takeaways
- 318 HHS Region 9 staff eliminated — managed Medicare, Medicaid, and indigenous health for CA, AZ, HI, NV, and 6 territories
- Office regularly hosted grant workshops with community health centers — that resource is now gone
- Part of RFK Jr.'s plan to cut 60,000+ HHS positions nationwide
- FQHCs should identify alternative channels for HRSA grant technical assistance
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Affected FQHCs
FQHC Talent. (2025, April 15). HHS Closes SF Regional Office — 318 Staff, Medicare/Medicaid Oversight Gone. Primary source: KQED. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/sf-hhs-region9-closure
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