The Trump administration on Friday called for cutting discretionary health spending by about 26 percent in fiscal 2026 and slashing medical research, public health and support service programs.
The White House’s “skinny budget” request, released by the Office of Management and Budget, seeks $93.8 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services, or a decrease of about $33 billion over the fiscal 2025 enacted level, according to an OMB budget document.
The request asks Congress to cut funding for several subagencies while calling for new funding for HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Administration for a Healthy America. The agency, established earlier this year, would see $500 million to focus on issues related to nutrition, exercise, environmental issues, food and drug safety and “over-reliance” on medication.
