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Nevilledog

(54,711 posts)
Wed Mar 26, 2025, 06:02 PM Mar 2025

Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/health/trump-state-health-grants-cuts.html

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The Department of Health and Human Services has abruptly canceled more than $12 billion in federal grants to states that were being used for tracking infectious diseases, mental health services, addiction treatment and other urgent health issues.

The cuts are likely to further hamstring state health departments, which are already underfunded and struggling with competing demands from chronic diseases, resurgent infections like syphilis and emerging threats like bird flu.

State health departments began receiving notices on Monday evening that the funds, which were allocated during the Covid-19 pandemic, were being terminated, effective immediately.
“No additional activities can be conducted, and no additional costs may be incurred, as it relates to these funds,” the notices said.

For some, the effect was immediate.

In Lubbock, Texas, public health officials have received orders to stop work supported by three grants that helped fund the response to the widening measles outbreak there, according to Katherine Wells, the city’s director of public health.

*snip*

They are actively trying to kill us.
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Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services (Original Post) Nevilledog Mar 2025 OP
God damn bastard is pure evil. Passages Mar 2025 #1
Killing for Profit. NotHardly Mar 2025 #30
Yes that seems to be the plan Meowmee Mar 2025 #2
Abruptly because they want to avoid Signalgate scrutiny. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #3
Are we healthy again? newdeal2 Mar 2025 #4
Once again, cruelty for its own sake central scrutinizer Mar 2025 #5
Trump's eugenics program. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #6
Or bdamomma Mar 2025 #13
Yes we are leaches who take money that belongs in his pocket. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #20
Short memories orangecrush Mar 2025 #16
They think they are special and smarter than everyone else. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #19
Masters of the universe orangecrush Mar 2025 #21
Well they have a point. Trump is totally immune for his crimes and he can pardon his crime syndicate. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #22
Can't wait orangecrush Mar 2025 #28
The speaker of the house is going to destroy federal the judges. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #29
"Making America Great Again" What a fkn JOKE. B.See Mar 2025 #7
They can't kill us all if they can't kill us all. dchill Mar 2025 #8
Trump death panels in full vigor.n/t bronxiteforever Mar 2025 #9
Vindictive little ogre Pas-de-Calais Mar 2025 #10
Exactly. orangecrush Mar 2025 #15
So... now it'll be up to individual towns?! sakabatou Mar 2025 #11
Everyone surprised, raise your hand... n/t TygrBright Mar 2025 #12
Something has to give. orangecrush Mar 2025 #14
There goes my covid-19 program. We were awarded for a 90+% vaccination rate in MONTANA. Maru Kitteh Mar 2025 #17
I keep thinking of the words Grim Chieftain Mar 2025 #18
Yes. All these people who crow about having taken an oath in the military to travelingthrulife Mar 2025 #24
Agree completely Grim Chieftain Mar 2025 #27
Absolutely everything is going to have to be re-built. And the two co-equal branches travelingthrulife Mar 2025 #23
They Rebl2 Mar 2025 #25
How does he keep getting away... Think. Again. Mar 2025 #26
Yep, and almost evry state rethugs (their town halls) are saying TSF is bluestarone Mar 2025 #31

Irish_Dem

(79,738 posts)
6. Trump's eugenics program.
Wed Mar 26, 2025, 06:11 PM
Mar 2025

Let disease become widespread and kill the old, weak, infirm.
Only the super race will remain.

Billionaires refuse to pay for the inferior members of the species.
They are considered useless eaters.

bdamomma

(69,164 posts)
13. Or
Wed Mar 26, 2025, 08:50 PM
Mar 2025

what Muskrat called us "parasites",

Muskrat should have no say, send him back to South Africa, and take Peter Thiel and the rest of his tech bros with him.

Irish_Dem

(79,738 posts)
20. Yes we are leaches who take money that belongs in his pocket.
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 06:25 AM
Mar 2025

He is the master grifter.

Irish_Dem

(79,738 posts)
22. Well they have a point. Trump is totally immune for his crimes and he can pardon his crime syndicate.
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 09:11 AM
Mar 2025

Irish_Dem

(79,738 posts)
29. The speaker of the house is going to destroy federal the judges.
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 10:17 AM
Mar 2025

And Trump is going to destroy all law firms who represent his opponents.

B.See

(7,751 posts)
7. "Making America Great Again" What a fkn JOKE.
Wed Mar 26, 2025, 06:11 PM
Mar 2025

BSTRDS should choke on the words. Or just choke. At this point, not too particular.

sakabatou

(45,769 posts)
11. So... now it'll be up to individual towns?!
Wed Mar 26, 2025, 08:39 PM
Mar 2025

This administration truly wants to have us killed, intentionally or not.

Maru Kitteh

(31,240 posts)
17. There goes my covid-19 program. We were awarded for a 90+% vaccination rate in MONTANA.
Wed Mar 26, 2025, 09:09 PM
Mar 2025

In DEEP, maroon red Montana, over 90% of our employees and 100% of our resients were vaccinated. I led that team, then handed it over after a couple of years. Our vaccination rate has fallen since then but the team maintaines a good effort, or at least they did. The state was already throttling our ability to test. It’s going to be less healthy and less safe for the people who need our care, and less safe for us as well.


Grim Chieftain

(1,221 posts)
18. I keep thinking of the words
Wed Mar 26, 2025, 09:20 PM
Mar 2025

"I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic..."

Who will step up to protect this once great democracy against domestic enemies? And when?

travelingthrulife

(4,463 posts)
24. Yes. All these people who crow about having taken an oath in the military to
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 09:37 AM
Mar 2025

protect this country from domestic tyranny, where the hell are you?

Grim Chieftain

(1,221 posts)
27. Agree completely
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 09:56 AM
Mar 2025

It looks like there are no checks and balances left. I keep hoping our military leaders will stand up and do something. This is a coop, and it's being allowed to happen.

travelingthrulife

(4,463 posts)
23. Absolutely everything is going to have to be re-built. And the two co-equal branches
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 09:35 AM
Mar 2025

of government just sit there and do nothing.

 

Think. Again.

(22,456 posts)
26. How does he keep getting away...
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 09:44 AM
Mar 2025

....with interfering withthe spending responsibilities that Constitutionally, only the Congress has authority over????

Oh, wait, I forgot, the CR that schumer assisted the NAZIs to pass unConstitutionally allows him to.

bluestarone

(21,140 posts)
31. Yep, and almost evry state rethugs (their town halls) are saying TSF is
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 10:56 AM
Mar 2025

Doing what you elected him to do!! I say BULLSHIT!!

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