BioPharma Dive January 28, 2025
Trump’s budget office ordered all federal agencies to pause financial assistance, including grants, pending a review of their programs.
The Trump administration is freezing a massive swath of government funding until agencies review their programs for compliance with the president’s recently signed executive orders, sparking widespread confusion and worry within the healthcare industry.
The move — likely unconstitutional given Congress, not the president, has the power of the purse — could seriously harm healthcare providers nationwide, many of which rely on federal grants to operate. The freeze could even pause federal Medicaid funding to states, according to experts.
The pause does not apply to Medicare and Social Security benefits, or grants and loans that are directly provided to individuals, according...
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