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Pediatrics group sues HHS for cutting funds for children’s health programs
The American Academy of Pediatrics claims $12 million in federal grants were cut in retaliation for opposing HHS policies, threatening dozens of child health programs and layoffs.
- On Wednesday, the American Academy of Pediatrics sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to block nearly $12 million in cuts after grants were abruptly terminated earlier this month.
- The suit alleges HHS made the cuts in retaliation for the pediatrics group's COVID-19 vaccine divergences and gender-affirming care criticism, Skye Perryman said.
- The grants funded newborn hearing screenings and safe sleep campaigns, among other services, but the AAP says it must immediately terminate dozens of child health programs and begin layoffs without replacement funding.
- The American Academy of Pediatrics sued HHS to prevent nearly $12 million in cuts, with Democracy Forward's Skye Perryman accusing the department of using funding as a political weapon.
- The dispute underscores tensions over federal pediatric policy and funding as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who led the anti-vaccine movement, reshapes policy, while the American Academy of Pediatrics stresses its federal partnership for children's health.
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Pediatrics group sues HHS for cutting funds for children’s health programs
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The American Academy of Pediatrics sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, seeking to block nearly $12 million in cuts to the group.
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More than a third of states sue HHS over a move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care - The Indiana Lawyer
A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and its inspector general over a declaration that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people.
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