{"id":2025316,"date":"2023-09-07T23:18:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T03:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-third-of-hhs-workers-flocking-to-private-sector-raising-concerns-of-pro-industry-bias\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T23:19:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T03:19:35","slug":"one-third-of-hhs-workers-flocking-to-private-sector-raising-concerns-of-pro-industry-bias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-third-of-hhs-workers-flocking-to-private-sector-raising-concerns-of-pro-industry-bias\/","title":{"rendered":"Many HHS workers leaving for private sector, raising bias concerns."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fone-third-of-hhs-workers-flocking-to-private-sector-raising-concerns-of-pro-industry-bias%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2025316&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0907\/afce386d-c9fd-474c-aa32-7160d1bed991\/audio.mp3?length=4162221&#038;duration=347\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Did you know\u2062 that one-third\u200b of federal health employees have left their positions at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to work in the private industry? A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-shows-vaccine-lotteries-may-be-ineffective\/\" title=\"Study shows vaccine lotteries may be ineffective\">recent study published<\/a> in Health Affairs reveals this concerning trend. (<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/09\/07\/id5487636-The-Revolvin-Door-in-Health-Care-Regulation.pdf\">pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fracking-linked-to-cancer-asthma-and-prenatal-problems-study-finds\/\" title=\"Study finds fracking associated with cancer, asthma, and prenatal issues.\">study raises concerns<\/a> about\u200d a revolving door of entries \u2063and departures within \u2064the agency, which \u2064could potentially lead\u2063 to \u200dbiases in decision-making regarding the\u200d nation&#8217;s\u2063 healthcare. Genevieve P. Kanter,\u200c an associate professor\u200c at the University of Southern California, explains, \u2064&#8221;Government staff exits to industry pose \u200ba risk to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-third-of-hhs-workers-flocking-to-private-sector-raising-concerns-of-pro-industry-bias\/\" title=\"Many HHS workers leaving for private sector, raising bias concerns.\">unbiased government decision-making<\/a> because individuals seeking to leave may make decisions that favor industry employers as a way to enhance their job prospects.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, entries from industry to \u200cgovernment\u200b also pose \u2064a risk to\u2062 unbiased decision-making if there is a feeling of pressure due \u2063to personal or \u200cprofessional ties to\u200c former\u2063 industry employers.<\/p>\n<h2>Industry Exit Rates Set the Stage for Regulatory Capture<\/h2>\n<p>This back-and-forth movement \u200cbetween sectors sets the stage for what is known as regulatory capture. This phenomenon occurs when a regulatory agency, originally created to protect the public&#8217;s \u2062interests, starts prioritizing or working in favor of special interest groups, political groups, or dominant industry firms.<\/p>\n<p>Kanter and \u2064her co-author, Daniel Carpenter, a professor at Harvard University, conducted a \u2063thorough examination of \u2063the career histories of 766 employees appointed to \u2064various positions within HHS between 2004\u200c and 2020.<\/p>\n<p>During this time frame,\u200d 15 percent of the individuals assessed had \u2063previously worked in the private\u200b industry before joining agencies like the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), \u200dCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and other HHS departments.<\/p>\n<p>To track \u200bemployee movement, the researchers referred to the &#8220;United\u2062 States Government Policy and Supporting Positions,&#8221; also known as the\u200c Plum Book. This publication, released every four years after a presidential election, lists \u2064all noncompetitive appointment positions in the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>Kanter \u200cand Carpenter focused on data from 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020, covering the presidential terms of\u200c George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>To gather more information about each appointee, the \u200cresearchers examined LinkedIn profiles, bios, press releases, and organization announcements available on the internet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One-third of federal health employees have left the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for private industry, raising concerns about a revolving door of entries and exits, according to a study published in Health Affairs. Researchers are worried about the trend highlighted in the study. 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