{"slug": "stat-how-trumps-funding-cuts-are-reshaping-the-health-system", "title": "STAT+: How Trump’s funding cuts are reshaping the health system", "summary": "STAT's five-part series by Daniel Payne explores how Republican funding cuts are reshaping the U.S. health care safety net. In a related development, Calley Means, an adviser to RFK Jr., said people should consult AI instead of human doctors.", "body_md": "*You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays.*\n\nRFK Jr. adviser Calley Means [said](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/why-would-you-listen-to-your-doctor-when-ugcPost-7496429843593609217-hvOL/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABV8GmIBV36IlYbIX0naZmJu6hXPgAUVQFo) people should consult AI instead of human doctors. Send news tips and generative medical advice to [[email protected]](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e8a2878086c6bf8184838d9a9b8786a89b9c899c868d9f9bc68b8785) or John_Wilkerson.07 on Signal.\n\n## Today’s Maine story\n\nToday, STAT kicked off Daniel Payne’s five-part series exploring the consequences of Republicans’ unprecedented cuts to the health care safety net.\n\n## This article is exclusive to STAT+ subscribers\n\n### Unlock this article — plus in-depth analysis, newsletters, premium events, and news alerts.\n\nAlready have an account? [Log in](/login/)\n\n[View All Plans](https://www.statnews.com/stat-plus/)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/stat-how-trumps-funding-cuts-are-reshaping-the-health-system", "canonical_source": "https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/25/how-trumps-funding-cuts-are-reshaping-the-health-system/?utm_campaign=rss", "published_at": "2026-08-25 14:51:28+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-25 15:15:05.535291+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["STAT", "Daniel Payne", "Calley Means", "RFK Jr."], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/stat-how-trumps-funding-cuts-are-reshaping-the-health-system", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/stat-how-trumps-funding-cuts-are-reshaping-the-health-system.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/stat-how-trumps-funding-cuts-are-reshaping-the-health-system.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/stat-how-trumps-funding-cuts-are-reshaping-the-health-system.jsonld"}}