HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing

I grew up in the ‘80s watching WarGames, E.T., and Back to the Future. The government felt like it had grown-ups in charge. You didn’t always trust them, but at least you believed somebody was at the wheel.

Now? Reading this Wired piece about the potential collapse of HHS felt like watching NORAD almost nuke the world in WarGames—except this time, there’s no Matthew Broderick to unplug the machine. It’s not fiction. It’s real. And it’s terrifying.

I’ve been inside baseball for a while—as a survivor, advocate, and someone who’s tried like hell to keep patients from falling through the cracks. But when the agency meant to hold the system together starts bleeding talent, losing vision, and bowing to corporate rot, we’re not looking at reform. We’re looking at failure.

We’ve replaced public servants with political climbers. Cut funding for prevention and called it “innovation.” Let entire departments rot while pretending everything’s fine. It’s Ferris Bueller’s Day Off but instead of ditching school, the adults in the room ditched responsibility. Danke Schoen, my ass.

This is personal. For me. For you. For anyone who’s had to rely on a system that’s one vote, one budget cut, or one resignation away from falling apart.

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SOURCE ➡️ https://www.wired.com/story/department-health-human-services-possible-collapse/