"Sabotage": Experts, lawmakers blast RFK Jr. for destroying healthcare research
Experts and lawmakers are criticizing the Trump administration's drastic cuts to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), which include firing 75% of staff and canceling millions in research grants. Critics argue this sabotage undermines efforts to improve the struggling US healthcare system.
Why it matters
The dismantling of a key federal research agency could have long-term negative consequences for patient safety and healthcare quality in the United States.
On the brink “Sabotage”: Experts, lawmakers blast RFK Jr. for destroying healthcare research US healthcare is broken. Under RFK Jr., the research agency working to fix it is, too.
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