Four Democratic-led states, California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota, filed a federal lawsuit in Chicago on Wednesday to block the Trump administration’s $600 million healthcare funding cuts.
The lawsuit argued that the reductions are unlawful and motivated by political disagreements unrelated to public health, such as federal immigration enforcement.
The CDC-administered grant funding supports monitoring health threats, responding to disease outbreaks, and planning for public health emergencies, including programs for HIV prevention and surveillance.
Earlier this week, the New York Times reported about the administration’s plans to cut $600 million in public health funding from the four states, citing the grants as “inconsistent with agency priorities.” The reductions affect state and local public health programs as well as some NGOs, and a list of the …Full story available on Benzinga.com
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