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HHS is expected to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in public health grants to four Democratic states because they don’t align with the White House’s priorities, according to people familiar with the matter, Jessica Nix reports.
- The agency will start to slash the funding later this week with the goal of reaching about $600 million in cuts to California, Minnesota, Illinois, and Colorado.
- The loss of money comes weeks after the agency paused, then restored roughly $5 billion in public health funding across the US. HHS reversed the decision within hours as local health departments were gearing up to ...