Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services

Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services

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…

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Federal Agency Dedicated to Mental Illness and Addiction Faces Huge Cuts

Federal Agency Dedicated to Mental Illness and Addiction Faces Huge Cuts

Every day, Dora Dantzler-Wright and her colleagues distribute overdose reversal drugs on the streets of Chicago. They hold training sessions on using them and help people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction return to their jobs and families. They work closely with the federal government through an agency that monitors their productivity, connects them…

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