Federal public health cuts could cost Texas $700 million

Texans face higher costs due to lawsuit impacts

Texans are facing higher costs for goods and services due to the impact of lawsuits and large court awards, according to a study by Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA). The study indicates that Texans pay an average of $1,725 more annually, surpassing the national average lawsuit tax of $1,666 per person. Mike Hachtman, chairman of Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse, said, "While Texas has been at the forefront of lawsuit reform in the United States…

Texas could lose $700M in health funding

New preliminary figures out Wednesday indicate Texas’ share of federal plans to clawback $11.4 billion in pandemic-era grants to states means Texas could face more than $700 million in public health funding cuts.

Federal public health cuts could cost Texas $700 million

State and local health agencies are having to cut programs and staff to make up the loss and more cuts could be coming.

The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, reported on Thursday that 75 percent of the agency's offices in more than 100 countries have reported interruptions in health services, all as a result of cuts in funding from several countries, led by the United States, one of its major donors.

Texas Faces $700 Million in Public Health Funding Cuts - Dallas Weekly

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.New preliminary figures out Wednesday indicate Texas’ share of federal plans to clawback $11.4 billion in pandemic-era grants to states means Texas could face more than $700 million in public health funding cuts.The number — the first dollar figure released about what Texas state and local public health agencies could lose …