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University of Maryland expert outlines federal budget choices that could shrink public-health grants and reorganize agencies
Summary
William Levy (University of Maryland) told the Prince George's County Board of Health that federal proposals include program eliminations, consolidations and criteria that prioritize state/local responsibility — shifts that could place pressure on smaller public-health grants used locally.
A University of Maryland faculty member and former state health official told the Prince George's County Board of Health that proposed federal budget and reorganization plans would target many smaller public-health grants and could shift costs to state and local governments.
Dr. William Levy said on June 17 that the administration's proposal includes program eliminations, consolidations (including a proposed new "Administration for Healthy America" to move certain programs out of HRSA and CDC) and criteria that would de-prioritize funding for programs the…
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