Administrative Cuts Decimate Federal Health Research Funding and Staffing

By Beth Mole · Ars Technica · 2026-08-18

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality faces an existential crisis after the current administration reduced its workforce by 75 percent. Ars Technica reports that officials are withholding hundreds of millions in congressional appropriations, leading to the sudden cancell

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality faces an existential crisis after the current administration reduced its workforce by 75 percent. Ars Technica reports that officials are withholding hundreds of millions in congressional appropriations, leading to the sudden cancell