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CDC faces steep cuts under GOP health plan

Tom Frieden, the CDC chief who recently left that post, warned that the elimination of the Prevention and Public Health Fund could cost lives across the country.
Tom Frieden, the CDC chief who recently left that post, warned that the elimination of the Prevention and Public Health Fund could cost lives across the country.
By Craig Schneider
March 13, 2017

The Republican healthcare plan moving through Congress would strike hard at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The proposal would mean a cut of close to $1 billion for the Atlanta-based federal agency. A large part of that money is funneled to the states for programs that deal with things like immunizations. But the cuts could also mean cuts at the CDC, which employs nearly 9,000 people in Georgia, according to the agency.

Learn more about what those cuts mean for Georgia by reading the full story at myajc.com 

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