Trump, public health funding
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The Trump administration is expected to claw back $1.5 billion in public health and transportation funding to four states led by Democrats.
Providers and public health leaders are assessing the impact of the latest attack by Health & Human Services on funding directed at Democrat-led states.
Responding to a request from Idaho's budgeting committee, state agencies submitted plans for cuts and the impacts they would have.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office said the Trump administration is attempting to “punish certain states” amid new published reports that indicate the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to cut roughly $600 million in public health funds from Democratic-led states – including Illinois.