Takeaways by Bloomberg AI
- The US Department of Health and Human Services notified states that it would pause public health grants worth about $5 billion, then later said it would lift the halt.
- The pause was to evaluate whether activities were in “alignment with administration and agency priorities” and to implement a new review process, according to an email and a spokesperson for the agency.
- News of the pause was met with frustration, with the director of Dallas County Health and Human Services calling it “another senseless disruption when we are trying to provide public health services”.
Bloomberg
By Jessica Nix
January 24, 2026