Trump's budget proposal may signal HHS's future

The administration is expected to send its fiscal 2027 budget request to Congress, which will show whether prior proposals to cut NIH and CDC funding and to create a new agency remain under consideration. Congress rejected those changes last year and funded the agencies at or near 2025 levels.

The administration is expected to send its fiscal 2027 budget request to Congress today. Last year the White House proposed large cuts to the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and sought to create a new agency called the Administration for a Healthy America. Congress rejected those proposals and funded the agencies at or near their 2025 levels. Key developments: - The White House is expected to submit its fiscal 2027 budget request to Congress today. - The administration's 2026 proposal had sought steep reductions to NIH and CDC funding and proposed creating the Administration for a Healthy America. - Congress did not adopt those changes and instead funded NIH, CDC and related programs at or near prior levels. - Whether the fiscal 2027 request renews plans to restructure HHS or create the new agency will become clear when the request is released. Summary: The incoming budget request will clarify if the administration continues to pursue significant reorganizations and funding cuts at HHS. The immediate next step is the release of the fiscal 2027 request to Congress; subsequent congressional action is undetermined at this time.