Health Affairs March 19, 2025
Editor’s Note
This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, “Health Policy at a Crossroads,” produced with the support of the Commonwealth Fund. Articles in this topic will offer timely analysis of regulatory, legislative, and judicial developments in health policy under the Trump-Vance Administration and the 119th Congress.
Federal funding is vital to the nation’s health. Virtually every institution that works to advance health receives financial assistance from the federal government. Federally funded programs tackle many health care and public health issues, including health care coverage, infectious disease control, disaster relief, childcare, environmental protection, substance abuse treatment, suicide prevention, and so forth. Many of these health programs operate on thin budgets, so federal funding is vital...
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