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US judge blocks $11 billion Trump administration health funding cut for now

Reuters · last updated

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from cutting more than $11 billion in public health grants allocated to U.S. states during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Mary S. McElroy in Rhode Island bars the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and its agencies from implementing the cuts while the litigation plays out. The grant funding was used by states to track, prevent and control infectious diseases, including measles and bird flu, as well as track mental health services and fund addiction treatment.

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