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The coalition of states sued the Health and Human Services Department and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., arguing that the money is used for many "urgent public health needs," including tracking dis...
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HHS officials said the restructuring will save taxpayers $1.8 billion per year and streamline the functions of the department.
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Federal judge temporarily blocks $11 billion in Trump administration's cuts to public health funding
A judge in Rhode Island on Thursday blocked $11 billion in public health funding while a lawsuit from 23 states and D.C. plays out.
24 states sue Trump administration for cutting $11 billion in public health grants
Twenty-four states have formed a coalition to sue the Trump Administration over the decision to slash $11 billion in public health grants to the states.
States sue Trump administration for rescinding billions in health funding
A coalition of state attorneys general sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiatives and various public health projects across the country.
Department of Health & Human Services to lay off almost 3K Maryland jobs
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services announced massive layoffs last week, which include almost 3,000 lost jobs in Maryland. Going into effect May 30, the cuts were part of a drastic restructuring as part of an executive order by President Donald Trump implementing the Department of Government Efficiency’s Workforce Optimization Initiative.
Raoul challenges blocked public health funding as feds rescinds education dollars
Illinois officials are challenging the Trump administration’s decision to revoke federal pandemic relief grants for public health and education.
US Democratic Attorneys General file lawsuit against Department of Health and Human Services
US democratic attorneys general in 23 states and Washington, DC, filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the District Court
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Trump’s cuts hit mental health programs aimed at the hardest to treat youth and adults
Federal cuts to the state Office of Mental Health could take an axe to parts of Gov. Kathy Hochul's signature mental health agenda aimed at reaching the children and homeless adults with the most severe untreated mental illness.
Trump and DOGE Propel V.A. Mental Health System Into Turmoil
A chaotic restructuring order threatens to degrade services for veterans of wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Exclusive-Trump administration begins mass layoffs at health agencies, sources say
The Trump administration fired staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and at the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, as it embarked on its plan to cut 10,000 jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services,
Trump, DOGE propel VA mental health system into turmoil
Therapy and other mental health services have been thrown into turmoil amid the dramatic changes ordered by President Donald Trump and pushed by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
‘I am going through hell’: Job loss, mental health, and the fate of federal workers
Workers said they feel overwhelmed and demoralized, have obtained or considered seeking psychiatric care and medication, and feel anxious about being able to pay bills.
Trump’s cruel calculus on public health is slashing lifelines for the most vulnerable
Andrew Nixon, director of communications at Health and Human Services, said “The COVID-19 pandemic is over, and HHS will no longer waste billions of taxpayer dollars responding to a non-existent pandemic that Americans moved on from years ago.
Milwaukee can't afford to lose federal health dollars. Lives will be lost. | Opinion
Through increased access to harm reduction supplies, education, and treatment, Milwaukee County is on track to see a 30% decline in opioid OD deaths.
Trump turns homelessness response away from housing, toward forced treatment
Housing First policies were implemented nationally under the George W. Bush administration. Trump wants a punitive approach to homelessness.
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