New Health Budget Would Slash Billions From CDC, NIH

More detailed budget plans have been released by the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Trump administration wants to slash billions in dollars from the budgets for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its divisions, according to a newly released document.

The administration is proposing a reduction of $4.9 billion to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a reduction of $19 billion to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and a reduction of $500 million for the Food and Drug Administration, according to the document, which was made public by HHS on May 30.

Those cuts are up from the $3.5 billion reduction to the CDC and the $18 billion reduction to the NIH the White House detailed in its initial fiscal year 2026 budget request. No decrease in funding was listed in that summary.

The new HHS document proposes providing $4.3 billion in funding to the CDC, $27.5 billion in funding to the NIH, and $6.7 billion in funding to the FDA.

HHS says that the CDCโ€™s โ€œcore missionโ€ is supporting infectious disease surveillance, investigations into outbreaks, and maintaining the nationโ€™s public health infrastructure.

โ€œFor too long, CDC has grown beyond these core functions, at the detriment of being a trusted voice amongst the American people,โ€ the document states. โ€œGoing forward, CDC will be focused on gold standard science and regaining the confidence of the American people.โ€

With regard to the NIH, HHS said it is โ€œending wasteful practices focusing on DEI, gender ideology and focusing on NIHโ€™s mission of only impactful science.โ€ Officials have said they will reduce funding for foreign researchers while boosting money for replication, studies into autism, and nutrition research.

The FDA budget prioritizes Make America Healthy Again-related initiatives, including tackling infant formula issues and removing artificial dyes from the food supply, HHS said. It is also focusing on oversight of medical devices, regulations for tobacco, and repairs to FDA facilities.

The budget also includes about $1.2 billion less for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and $500 million less for the Administration for Children and Families as part of an overall reduction of $32 billion from the HHS budget. It also provides $900 million more for the Indian Health Service.

Byย Zachary Stieber

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