Assault on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—Budget Cuts, Political Control, and the Erosion of Trust
This JAMA Forum discusses measures the Trump administration has taken against the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that include budget cuts and program eliminations, workforce reductions and hiring freezes, and suppression of scientific information.
Authors
- Peter Lurie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7867-4951)
- Lawrence O. Gostin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5286-4044)
Institutions
- Center for Science in the Public Interest (United States) (US)
- Georgetown University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Health Forum
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.5467
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.26