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U.S. CDC is pulling back $11B in Covid funding sent to state and local health departments

Fri, 2025-03-28 09:24 — mike kraft
CDC is pulling back $11B in Covid funding sent to health departments across the U.S. “Now that the pandemic is over, the grants and cooperative agreements are no longer necessary," federal health authorities wrote to funding recipients this week. NBC News

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HHS oversees 13 agencies, including the CDC, which is tasked with protecting the nation’s health. Notices began going out Monday, and awardees have 30 days to reconcile their expenditures. Figures are subject to change.

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Attorneys General from 23 states charge that Trump administration is still witholding FEMA funds despite a court ruling

Thu, 2025-03-27 12:47 — mike kraft
Nearly Half of the Country’s Attorneys General Make Legal Effort to Restore FEMA Funds - Inside Climate News At least 215 FEMA grants to 19 states remain frozen despite a March 6 federal court order to release them from a judge in Rhode Island. Derek Harrison Inside Climate News
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Many People With Disabilities Risk Losing Their Medicaid if They Work Too Much

Tue, 2025-03-25 11:48 — mike kraft
Many People With Disabilities Risk Losing Their Medicaid if They Work Too Much - KFF Health News As politicians demand that more Medicaid recipients work, many people with disabilities say their state programs’ income and asset caps force them to limit their work hours or turn down promotions. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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Trump administration medical research cuts expand, raise concerns about brain drain

Wed, 2025-03-19 13:37 — mike kraft
Fallout from Trump research cuts expands across academia Experts predict university research could be forever changed, affecting work on treatments for conditions including cancer, Alzheimer's and diabetes. Tina Reed Axios
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Major Investments Are Key To Preventing Climate Displacement-- UN report

Wed, 2025-03-19 12:34 — mike kraft
Major Investments Are Key To Preventing Climate Displacement, Says UN While developed countries fret about an 'influx' of climate refugees, developing countries are already grappling with the realities of climate displacement. Frey Lindsay Forbes
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Opinion: Trump's cuts to climate change programs can be costly.

Wed, 2025-03-19 12:25 — mike kraft
Trump is tackling every ‘emergency’ except the important one — climate change While Team Trump dwells inside their bubble of false facts and alternative realities, the rest of America is experiencing a relentless succession of tragedies. The human and economic costs are deva… ckulat The Hill
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Bill Gates warns White House he can't make up cuts in US global health funding

Tue, 2025-03-18 17:37 — mike kraft

Gates warns White House he can't fill shortfalls in US global health funding

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U.S. Eviornmental Protection Agency chief announced rollback of climate change and other regulations

Thu, 2025-03-13 09:44 — mike kraft
EPA head says he'll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change The head of the Environmental Protection Agency has announced a series of actions to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from coal-fired power plants, climate change and electric vehicles. AP News
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Trump administration's health care proposal to protect consumers criticized as likely to reduce enrollment

Wed, 2025-03-12 09:47 — mike kraft
Health care proposal billed as consumer protection, but adds enrollment hoops The Trump administration issued its first major set of proposed changes to the Affordable Care Act on Monday that federal officials said are intended to crack down on fraud in the program. Policy experts ... Julie Appleby Medical Xpress
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Trump Juistice Department steps up efforts to reclaim funding for climate change programs

Tue, 2025-03-11 11:06 — mike kraft
Trump officials escalate fight to take back $20B in climate money The Justice Department is demanding documents from nonprofits that were awarded the money through the Inflation Reduction Act. Jean Chemnick Politico
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