States Sue Over Health Funding

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A coalition of 26 states and the District of Columbia sues the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over the abrupt termination of $11 billion in public health funding

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A coalition of 26 states and the District of Columbia has filed a sweeping lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services .

The lawsuit challenges the abrupt termination of $11 billion in public health funding that states say is critical to protecting residents and maintaining essential health services.

State health departments say the funding cuts will result in layoffs of hundreds of workers, halted disease surveillance systems and the collapse of essential mental health and vaccination programs.

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