Courts Try To Curb Health Cuts

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Congress has mostly stood by as the Trump administration — spurred by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency, named and created by President Donald Trump — takes a chainsaw to a broad array of government programs. But now the courts are stepping in to slow or stop some efforts that critics claim are illegal, unconstitutional, or both.

Funding freezes and contract cancellations are already having a chilling effect on health programs, such as biomedical research grants for the National Institutes of Health, humanitarian and health aid provided overseas by the U.S. Agency for International Development, and federal funding owed to community health centers and other domestic agencies.

This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Maya Goldman of Axios.

Also this week, Rovner interviews Mark McClellan — director of the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy who led the FDA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services during the George W. Bush administration — about the impact of cutting funding to research universities. And Rovner reads the winner of the annual KFF Health News’ “health policy valentines” contest.

For more: https://kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast/what-the-health-384-courts-trump-health-cuts-february-13-2025/

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Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
1:20 - War on Science
7:24 - Overall Funding Freeze
13:58 - Congress
22:37 - Interview w/ Mark McClellan
33:10 - Extra Credits

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Category
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)
Tags
health, health care, health policy
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