White House floats 12.5% budget cut for HHS in FY2027, reiterates reorganization plan

Summary: The $15.8 Billion MAHA Makeover: Bulking the Military, Fasting the NIH

First scene: A health official with a falcon perched on his shoulder casually tossing thick binders labeled "CDC," "NIH," "Diversity," and "Teen Pregnancy Prevention" into a paper shredder. He is sipping a glass of raw milk.

Second scene: A giant, shiny new office building labeled "Administration for a Healthy America" being built directly on top of a crushed, tiny medical clinic. A sign out front reads "No Climate Change or Equity Allowed."

Third scene: A massive, heavily armored tank labeled "+$445 Billion" driving past a doctor who is holding an empty, upside-down piggy bank labeled "Public Health."

When your government skips leg day but completely defunds the doctor.