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The plaintiffs say the loss in funds means "large numbers" of jobs could be eliminated and puts their states "at greater risk for future pandemics and the spread of otherwise preventable disease."
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Attorney General Aaron Ford has joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for canceling $12 billion in grants, $35 million of which ...
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What’s lost: Trump whacks tiny agency that works to make the nation’s health care saferThe Trump administration slashed the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, firing roughly half of its remaining employees as part of a perplexing reorganization of the federal Health and Human Services Department.
The nation’s LGBTQ research field is collapsing.In recent weeks, academics who focus on improving the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Americans have been subjected to waves of grant cancellations from the National Institutes of Health.
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Anti-immigration policies threaten a key source of health care labor for nursing facilities and home health agencies that rely on foreign-born workers to fill jobs that don’t attract enough American citizens.
Pennsylvania's governor called the cuts "unlawful." President Donald Trump's administration said health officials no longer need the money.
Democratic attorneys general in 23 states and Washington, DC, have filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., alleging that the department’s sudden rollback of $12 billion in public health funding was unlawful and harmful.
New Jersey joined 22 states suing the Trump administration to stop its plan to cut more than $11 billion in funding for public health initiatives.
The Chicago Department of Public Health said they don't know what's next, after the federal government abruptly pulled $125 million in funding, as the Trump administration halted $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments.
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The Oakland Press on MSNFeds call back more than $3 million in Oakland County health grantsThe Trump administration abruptly cut just over $3 million in healthcare funding for Oakland County Tuesday. The money was COVID-related public health grants to Oakland County through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is joining a coalition of 23 states suing the Trump Administration after the rollback of $11 billion in public health funding.The lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) alleges that the rollback was unlawful and seeks to immediately halt the funding cuts.