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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/health/trump-state-health-grants-cuts.htmlNo paywall link
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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 citys director of public health.
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They are actively trying to kill us.
Passages
(3,986 posts)NotHardly
(2,618 posts)Meowmee
(9,212 posts)Were blue states hit harder? State taxes will go up.
Bernardo de La Paz
(60,320 posts)newdeal2
(4,765 posts)Sickos.
central scrutinizer
(12,648 posts)Fuck this shit
Irish_Dem
(79,738 posts)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.
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)He is the master grifter.
orangecrush
(28,281 posts)Of how the leading proponent of that "philosophy" ended up.
Irish_Dem
(79,738 posts)orangecrush
(28,281 posts)Of idiots.
Irish_Dem
(79,738 posts)orangecrush
(28,281 posts)To see how the lawsuit works out.
Irish_Dem
(79,738 posts)And Trump is going to destroy all law firms who represent his opponents.
B.See
(7,751 posts)BSTRDS should choke on the words. Or just choke. At this point, not too particular.
dchill
(42,660 posts)It's what we voted for!
bronxiteforever
(11,080 posts)Pas-de-Calais
(10,251 posts)orangecrush
(28,281 posts)sakabatou
(45,769 posts)This administration truly wants to have us killed, intentionally or not.
TygrBright
(21,297 posts)orangecrush
(28,281 posts)Soon, I pray.
Maru Kitteh
(31,240 posts)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. Its 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)"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)protect this country from domestic tyranny, where the hell are you?
Grim Chieftain
(1,221 posts)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)of government just sit there and do nothing.
Rebl2
(17,394 posts)are trying to kill all Americans republicans, democrats as well as independents.
Think. Again.
(22,456 posts)....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)Doing what you elected him to do!!
I say BULLSHIT!!