Academic medical centers say funding cuts jeopardize health research

Healthcare DIVE March 21, 2025
Susanna Vogel

Proposed cuts to National Institutes of Health funding threaten a critical pipeline of innovation and discovery necessary to fuel advancements in patient care, warn researchers and provider groups.

Dive Brief:

• Funding cuts for medical research at academic medical centers across the country are causing health systems to reduce lab headcount and pause hiring.
• The funding cuts, first announced last month, attempt to cap National Institutes of Health reimbursement for indirect research costs at 15%. They are currently on pause while being being challenged in court.
• Still, researchers are bracing for some form of cuts to be put in place. When that happens, they say it will disrupt medical research — breaking a critical pipeline of innovation and discovery necessary...

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