Trump Halts $12B Health Grants, States Face Funding Crisis

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Trump administration abruptly cuts $12 billion in health funding to states, ending programs that track diseases and provide mental health services

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The COVID-19 pandemic is over, and HHS will no longer waste billions," said HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon as funding termination notices went out Monday

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Lubbock, Texas health officials were ordered to stop work on measles outbreak response, showing immediate impacts of the cuts

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Thousands of health workers could lose jobs nationwide, with some states facing 90% staff reductions in infectious disease teams.

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Washington state lost $160 million in health funding, putting over 200 jobs at risk according to Senator Patty Murray

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New York faces cuts of $300 million while Illinois lost $125 million that supported 97 local health departments

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Alaska's efforts to modernize outdated health systems now sit unfinished, with Dr. Anne Zink calling invested tax dollars "wasted.

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Several states are exploring legal options since the grants were authorized by Congress and some weren't set to expire until 2027

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This is just like throwing money out the window," said one official as millions in partially completed projects now face abandonment

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