"Sabotage": Experts, lawmakers blast RFK Jr. for destroying healthcare research
US healthcare is broken. Under RFK Jr., the research agency working to fix it is, too.
Healthcare experts and lawmakers have harshly criticized Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his actions that threaten the future of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The Trump administration has drastically reduced the agency's staff by 75 percent, canceled numerous grants, and refuses to allocate millions of dollars in funding.
Health policy experts Aaron Carroll and David Atkins expressed concern in an opinion piece published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, stating that the agency's survival under the second Trump administration remains uncertain. The AHRQ, established in the 1990s, has been dedicated to enhancing patient safety, healthcare quality, care delivery, and the implementation of new technologies and practices.
However, recent years have seen a shift in Republican rhetoric, with disparities in care becoming a partisan issue.
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