The Trump administration blocked funding for a number of CDC public health programs, the Wall Street Journal reported. [MEDPAGE TODAY]
Programs that would not be fully funded under the freeze include those focused on youth violence prevention, firearm injury prevention research, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and tobacco use, the outlet reported.
The move is indicative of a "push by the White House to withhold money already approved by Congress," according to the report.
Information on the frozen funds was included by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in a footnote on an appropriations memo, people familiar with the matter told the WSJ.
The amount of frozen funds could be as high as $200 million, or potentially more than $300 million, according to two different people familiar with the matter.
The blocked funding is distinct from recent reports of funds being withheld from a CDC overdose prevention program, according to NPR. Funding for that program was reportedly reinstated.
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