The Trump administration’s plan to claw back about $11 billion in federal money previously allocated to the states for public health, mental health, and addiction services is unlawful, 23 states and the District of Columbia said in a new lawsuit Tuesday.
The complaint filed in the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island said the cuts the US Department of Health and Human Services announced on March 24 with no advance warning will have devastating consequences for communities throughout the country.
The states—including New York, California, Rhode Island, and North Carolina—use the money to fund their health departments’ ...
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