In the fallout from Trump's health funding cuts, states face tough budget decisions

The Trump administration has pushed a significant amount of health costs to states, whose budgets may already be strained by declining state tax revenues, a slowdown in pandemic spending, and economic ... Read More

Opinion: If Trump wants to cut health spending, he’s defunding the wrong agency

Despite this vital mission and its research support to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of health care measures, the Trump administration has proposed cutting $129 million from its budget — an overall ... Read More

Democrats set fight over health care as possible government shutdown looms

Passing a government funding bill to avoid a shutdown would require at least some Democrats to go along. While a Republican majority in the House could pass a measure without Democrats, success in the ... Read More

Trump’s Policies Are Endangering Your Health

The Trump administration is rejecting basic medical knowledge and turning back the clock to an era when people were sicker and died sooner. Read More

Trump quietly bans federal health insurance from covering gender-affirming care

The Trump administration is quietly banning the federal government's largest health insurance provider from covering gender-affirming care even for adults. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and ... Read More

'DEI' grants on the chopping block: Supreme Court sides with Trump on NIH research

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration can cancel $783 million in health research funding it says promotes diversity, equity and inclusion, the Supreme Court said Aug. 21 in its latest ruling that ... Read More

The Trump Administration Will Automate Health Inequities

The White House’s AI Action Plan, released in July, mentions “health care” only three times. But it is one of the most consequential health policies of the second Trump administration. Its sweeping ... Read More

Some Kansas immigrants will lose access to health care because of Trump policy changes

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is adding 13 programs to a list of public benefits restricted to people under certain immigration statuses. Officials say this will reduce the burden ... Read More