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Attacks on DEI, a Halt on Health Communications, and an Unprecedented Freeze on Federal Funds: What Do Trump’s Early Actions Mean for Health Care Access?

President Trump made good on his promise to hit the ground running in his second term in office, with a slew of Executive Orders and other executive actions issued in his first several days on the job. Three areas that have had an immediate impact on health care are: 1) the swift rollback (and repudiation) of federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and activities, 2) the “pause” on federal health communications, and 3) the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo temporarily halting disbursement of federal financial assistance and grants. As always, there is a mix of both rhetorical posturing and real and immediate consequences in these actions, which has contributed to fear and chaos as federal agency staff, subcontractors, and communities work to understand them. 

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