Chief Healthcare Executive March 27, 2025
Ron Southwick

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is taking back $11 billion it provided to state and local health departments. States are evaluating the impact of the cuts.

President Trump’s administration is withdrawing billions of dollars given out to state and local health departments authorized during the COVID-19 pandemic, and public health leaders say the move will cause lasting damage.

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is pulling back $11.4 billion to local and state governments and nonprofit groups, as first reported by NBC News. The department says that the pandemic is over and that money can be better used to tackle chronic diseases.

Public health leaders say that pulling back the money that has already been...

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