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HHS quickly reverses $2 billion in mental health and substance abuse cuts after pushback
The Department of Health and Human Services restored $2 billion in funding for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA, following pushback after announcing the cuts ea...

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Confusion erupts in mental health and substance abuse programs as HHS cuts, then reinstates grants
Democrat blasts HHS for creating confusion in cutting, then reinstating grants for substance abuse and mental health programs
Mental health funding fumble
The Trump administration moved to eliminate nearly $2 billion in federal funding for mental health care, addiction treatment and homelessness services before reversing course late Wednesday.

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Democrat Blasts HHS for Creating Confusion in Cutting, Then Reinstating SAMHSA Grants
Trump administration rolls back $2 billion mental health, addiction grant cuts
Confusion Erupts in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Programs as HHS Cuts, Then Reinstates Grants
“I just shook my head. It's mass chaos,” said Woike, the CEO of BestSelf Behavioral Health, a mental health and substance use disorder treatment provider in Buffalo, New York

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H.H.S. Reverses Decision to Cut $2 Billion for Mental Health and Addiction Services
UPDATE: Trump Administration reinstates more than $2 billion in grants to addiction recovery services following prior cancellation
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Dueling HHS reversals whipsaw federal employees, grant recipients

Hundreds of laid off employees were recalled to work, but thousands of grant recipients had their funds rescinded with no notice.

HHS Reconsidering Drug Rebate Pilot Opposed by Hospitals (1)

The US Department of Health and Human Services is negotiating with hospital groups about reconsidering a new drug rebate pilot that was scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, according to filings in a lawsuit challenging the program.
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