NIH terminated additional climate, health-equity, and infectious-disease research grants mid-cycle — disrupting longitudinal studies and university partnerships nationwide.

CMS approved additional state Medicaid waivers imposing work requirements and premiums — conditioning health coverage on employment in low-wage labor markets.

WHO withdrawal process advanced with halted pandemic-preparedness funding and paused CDC global health partnerships — isolating U.S. public health from international coordination.

CMS approved additional state Medicaid waivers imposing work requirements and premiums — conditioning health coverage on employment in high-unemployment counties.