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The lawsuit claims that explanation “is nonsensical” and says the administration gave “no other facts supporting termination.
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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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The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court by Wisconsin and 22 other states and asks the court to block the cancellation of billions in grants.
The Department of Health and Human Services rescinded $11.4 billion in funds to states, cities and organizations receiving grants for COVID-19 efforts and other public health programs. Meanwhile, the HHS told employees to identify contracts that lead to censorship or misinformation on topics not limited to COVID-19.
Democratic AGs are suing the Trump administration over "unlawful" cuts to public health agency grants to their states that were earmarked during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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State and local public health departments are bracing themselves as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pulls back about $11.4 billion in grants that were allocated to state and community health departments during the Covid-19 pandemic response.
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Though the funding cancellation could cost up to $11 billion for the affected states, the release said Maryland could face up to $200 million in lost money alone.
The federal government announced it was revoking unspent, leftover, post-pandemic COVID-19 relief funding, including $80 million in NH.
Colorado is joining a coalition of 23 states in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and HHS
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Here’s how New York’s public health system will likely be impacted by HHS funding cutsNew York state is reeling from more than $360 million in cuts to public health, addiction, and mental health services, while NYC faces a more than $100 million loss and says it will be less prepared to respond to infectious disease outbreaks.
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is fighting back against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for canceling $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds, joining a lawsuit Tuesday with a coalition of other Democratic attorneys general against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.