HHS to Cut $600 Million in Public Health Grants to Blue States

The Department of Health and Human Services is expected to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in public health grants to four Democratic states because they don’t align with the White House’s priorities, according to people familiar with the matter.

The agency is starting to slash the funding later this week with the goal of reaching about $600 million in cuts to California, Minnesota, Illinois and Colorado, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans are not public.

The loss of money comes weeks after the agency paused then restored roughly $5 billion in public health ...