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NIH and AHRQ budget cuts

April 3, 2026Ian Weissman, DO, STAT

Ian Weissman, DO highlights proposed Trump administration cuts of $5B to NIH and $129M to AHRQ, framing it as a major hit to US biomedical research and health services research capacity.

Proposed cuts of $5 billion in NIH funding
$129 million to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Trump administration's fiscal year 2027 budget
cut $5 billion from the National Institutes of Health
downsize the number of its institutes and centers from 27 to 22
expected to receive a chilly reception from lawmakers from both parties
Ian Weissman, DO
STAT
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