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3 days ago | 
kff.org | Jennifer Kates |Anna Rouw |Adam Wexler
This resource provides data on global health funding awards by U.S. state and congressional district in FY 2024. Data were obtained from USAspending.gov, the official source of spending across the U.S. government.
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2 months ago | 
kff.org | Jennifer Kates |Adam Wexler |Anna Rouw |Stephanie Oum
The U.S. is the to global health and has to a greater degree than other donor governments. In addition to being the largest donor, the U.S. operates programs, provides technical assistance, participates in international health organizations, conducts research, and more.
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2 months ago | 
kff.org | Lindsey Dawson |Jennifer Kates
On March 27th, the Trump administration announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would implement “a dramatic restructuring” in accordance with President Trump’s Executive Order, “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Workforce Optimization Initiative.” This included plans to reduce the Department’s workforce by 10,000 employees.
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2 months ago | 
kff.org | Josh Michaud |Jennifer Kates |Stephanie Oum |Anna Rouw
Federal funding has long been a major source of support for public health efforts across the United States, estimated to account for more than half of state and local health department budgets. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the primary public health agency of the federal government, provides much of this funding, helping to support public health systems and activities across the country.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
kff.org | Jennifer Kates |Adam Wexler |Anna Rouw
With the Trump administration instituting a foreign aid freeze, including a stop-work order, cancelling the vast majority of foreign aid grants and contracts, and moving to dismantle USAID, U.S. global health programs have been effectively shuttered. Even the limited waivers that have been granted for some services have not resulted in any significant funds flowing or services offered, according to multiple lawsuits and other reports.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
healio.com | Sara Kellner |Carol L. DiBerardino |Jennifer Kates |Sten H Vermund
Key takeaways: An estimated 700,000 children receive HIV treatment each year through PEPFAR. The State Department issued a limited waiver to resume HIV services, but many clinics already let staff go. Millions of children in Africa rely on funding from the United States for HIV care or testing — support that was threatened last month when President Donald J. Trump froze foreign aid spending after taking office.
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Feb 7, 2025 | 
kff.org | Jennifer Kates |Anna Rouw |Stephanie Oum |Adam Wexler
On January 20, President Trump issued an Executive Order calling for a re-evaluation and realignment of U.S. foreign aid that put a 90-day pause on new obligations and disbursements and initiated a full review of all foreign aid programs. This was followed by a stop-work order for existing efforts (with limited exception) already funded and underway, freezing most service delivery in countries around the world.
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Feb 2, 2025 | 
kff.org | Cynthia Cox |Matthew Rae |Jennifer Kates |Emma Wager
On Friday January 31, 2025, several federal government datasets went offline. The datasets taken down included some widely used, large-scale national health surveys, indices, and data dashboards that inform research, policy making, and media coverage about health care and public health.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
clinicaladvisor.com | Jennifer Kates |Josh Michaud
Federal officials have significant authority to influence and alter vaccine policy, which could affect vaccine availability, views about vaccines, and vaccine use in the US.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
clinicaladvisor.com | Jennifer Kates |Josh Michaud
KFF Health News — With President-elect Donald Trump announcing his intention to nominate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), and several other nominations expected soon, including for the heads of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), questions have been raised about what influence these appointed health officials have over US vaccine policy.
