Advocates bracing for battles over funding for public health programs
The Nation’s Health
(Washington DC – March 20, 2025)
Public health faces a tough funding climate in Congress this year, especially under a presidential administration with a history of supporting large funding cuts for key health agencies.
During President Donald Trump’s first term, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and its agencies frequently landed on the chopping block. In 2017, his White House budget proposed cutting funds for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by 17%, or $1.2 billion. In 2019, his federal budget called for a 12% cut to overall HHS funding, including a $750 million cut to CDC.
