{"id":142202,"date":"2025-08-13T11:02:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T11:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/142202\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T11:02:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T11:02:38","slug":"staff-cuts-are-undermining-federal-research-on-how-to-make-health-care-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/142202\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff cuts are undermining federal research on how to make health care better"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON \u2014 A small federal agency that studies how to improve the health care system has been rendered functionally \u201cincapacitated\u201d after much of its staff was laid off or retired, according to three people, including two former employees, who spoke with STAT.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The loss of most of the workers at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has left it unable to distribute grants or support a panel of outside experts that advises on preventive medical services, the people said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNone of the other science agencies in HHS \u2014 NIH, FDA, nor CDC \u2014 focus on actually improving the quality of care that Americans can receive,\u201d Robert Otto Valdez, who directed the agency through January, told STAT via email. \u201cThat has been AHRQ\u2019s scientific focus.\u201d<\/p>\n

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