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 

About the Author

Keep Reading

Cox Enterprises CEO Alex Taylor and AJC Publisher Andrew Morse were joined by AJC editors and Atlanta business react during the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in Midtown on Friday, January 24, 2025.
(Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez

Featured

Austin Walters died from an overdose in 2021 after taking a Xanax pill laced with fentanyl, his father said. A new law named after Austin and aimed at preventing deaths from fentanyl has resulted in its first convictions in Georgia, prosecutors said. (Family photo)

Credit: Family photo