{"id":3189,"date":"2026-08-26T04:41:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T04:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=3189"},"modified":"2026-08-26T04:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T04:41:58","slug":"how-trumps-funding-cuts-are-reshaping-the-health-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=3189","title":{"rendered":"How Trump&#8217;s funding cuts are reshaping the health system"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>You\u2019re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT\u2019s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/signup\/dc\/\">Sign up here<\/a>\u00a0to receive it in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RFK Jr. adviser Calley Means <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/why-would-you-listen-to-your-doctor-when-ugcPost-7496429843593609217-hvOL\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAABV8GmIBV36IlYbIX0naZmJu6hXPgAUVQFo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> people should consult AI instead of human doctors. 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