Trump whacks tiny agency that works to make the nation’s health care safer
- On April 1, the Trump administration cut funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality , reducing its workforce by about 50% as part of a reorganization plan.
- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated that the layoffs were due to alleged inefficacy, despite Americans' declining health.
- AHRQ had a crucial role in reducing hospital-acquired infections, with a decrease of 28% from 2015 to 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Experts fear that the dissolution of AHRQ will diminish vital patient safety research, leading to a potential increase in deaths from medical errors.
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Trump whacks tiny agency that works to make the nation’s health care safer
By Arthur Allen, KFF Health News Sue Sheridan’s baby boy, Cal, suffered brain damage from undetected jaundice in 1995. Helen Haskell’s 15-year-old son, Lewis, died after surgery in 2000 because weekend hospital staffers didn’t realize he was in shock. The episodes turned both women into advocates for patients and spurred research that made American health care safer. On April 1, the Trump administration slashed the organization that supported th…
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What’s lost: Trump whacks tiny agency that works to make the nation’s health care safer
On April 1, the Trump administration slashed the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or AHRQ, and fired roughly half of its remaining employees as part of a perplexing reorganization of the federal Health and Human Services Department.
What’s lost: Trump whacks tiny agency that works to make the nation’s health care safer • Rhode Island Current
Newborn is treated for jaundice under ultraviolet lights. Research from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality led to all newborns in the U.S. being tested for jaundice before discharge from hospitals. Cases of jaundice-related brain damage have since declined in the U.S. (Stock photo by Youra Pechkin/Getty Images)Sue Sheridan’s baby boy, Cal, suffered brain damage from undetected jaundice in 1995. Helen Haskell’s 15-year-old son, Lewis,…
Trump whacks tiny agency that works to make the nation's health care safer
Sue Sheridan's baby boy, Cal, suffered brain damage from undetected jaundice in 1995. Helen Haskell's 15-year-old son, Lewis, died after surgery in 2000 because weekend hospital staffers didn't realize he was in shock. The episodes turned both women into advocates for patients and spurred research that made American health care safer.
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