From Fox News: Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired two of his top aides.
The biographies of Heather Flick Melanson, his chief of staff, and Hannah Anderson, deputy chief of staff of policy, are no longer pictured on the department’s leadership page.
“Secretary Kennedy has made a leadership change within the Immediate Office of the Secretary,” an HHS spokesperson told Fox News Digital. “Effective immediately, Matt Buckham will serve as Acting Chief of Staff.”
“Mr. Buckham currently serves as the Kennedy’s White House liaison at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he oversees the recruitment and onboarding of political appointees across the agency. He brings valuable experience in personnel strategy and organizational management to this new role,” the spokesperson added.
It is unclear why Flick and Anderson were ousted from HHS.
The report explains that Flick, a lawyer, had served in multiple top roles at HHS during the first Trump administration. Flick also previously served as an attorney at Dhillon Law Group, a firm founded by Harmeet Dhillon, who is now the assistant attorney general of the civil rights division at the Justice Department.
According to her LinkedIn profile, Anderson previously worked at the America First Policy Institute.
RFK Jr.’s abrupt firing of two top health aides isn’t just HR drama.
It signals a major power recalibration inside the nation’s health machine.
Heather Flick Melanson and Hannah Anderson were key cogs in policy planning.
Removing both at once means deeper ideological friction.— Diet & Nutrition (@Diet0Nutrition) July 16, 2025
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