Trump Froze Out Project 2025 in His Campaign. Now Its Blueprint Is His Health Care Playbook. - KFF Health News

The Heritage Foundation’s “ Mandate for Leadership ” is a conservative plan for governing that Trump said he knew nothing about during his campaign.

Now, his administration has embraced the 922 -page playbook compiled by the Heritage Foundation .

It says “the NIH monopoly on directing research should be broken” and calls for capping payments to universities and their hospitals.

Trump signed an executive order rolling back transgender rights by banning federal funds for transition-related care for people under age 19 .

The document called on the next president to reinstate the gag rule, saying it “should be drafted broadly to apply to all foreign assistance” The document calls for deleting the term “gender identity” from federal rules, regulations, and grants.

Administration risks waning public support if it adopts the project’s goals to upend U.S. health care and health policy.

Almost 60% of voters said they felt negatively about Project 2025 in a September poll by NBC News .

KFF Health News wants to speak with current and former personnel from the Department of Health and Human Services .