# Donald Trump administration

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-19**: First all-hands staff meeting — Schwartz acknowledges staff burnout and understaffed zombie programs, promises advocacy, and says disagreements with HHS leadership will remain private.
- **2026-08-13**: AP documents the toll in Nepal — The Associated Press reports from Gaur, Nepal, on Kabita Mukhiya's loss and the collapse of USAID-funded maternal outreach after aid workers stopped visiting villages.
- **2026-08**: Schwartz takes over as CDC director — Dr. Erica Schwartz begins leading the Atlanta-based federal agency, succeeding a series of temporary directors.
- **2026-07-15**: Senate confirmation hearing — Dr. Erica Schwartz testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee as nominee for CDC director.
- **2026-06-30**: Funding Suspension Letter Sent — HHS Inspector General Thomas March Bell sends a letter to New York officials freezing federal funding for the state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit through at least Sept. 30, 2026, citing low criminal convictions.
- **2026-06-30**: NY Attorney General Responds — Letitia James immediately vows to fight the suspension, noting $627 million in Medicaid recoveries and stating her office is considering all legal options.
- **2025**: USAID dissolved — The Trump administration dissolves the U.S. Agency for International Development, gutting maternal and neonatal care and nutrition programs serving millions of pregnant women.
- **2025**: Gates Foundation warns of child-death reversal — The foundation predicts 2025 will be the first year this century in which global child deaths increase, driven by foreign-aid cuts.

## Recent coverage (3 stories)

### CDC's 22nd Director Flags Burnout and Zombie Programs
2026-08-20 21:32:37 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Dr. Erica Schwartz's first all-hands as CDC director confirmed that congressionally funded public health programs are understaffed and some are functionally dead after layoffs. Her acknowledgment of burnout among CDC employees signals continuing risk to disease surveillance, outbreak response, and guidance development that health systems and health IT partners depend on. The agency's capacity gap raises urgent policy and operational questions for the broader healthcare sector.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/cdc-director-burnout-zombie-programs-week1

### USAID Dissolution: 2025 Could Mark First Rise in Under-5 Deaths This Century
2026-08-13 20:35:17 · Sentiment: Strongly negative · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

The Trump administration's dissolution of USAID removed frontline maternal and neonatal outreach from rural Nepal, where women like Kabita Mukhiya now reach hospitals only after emergencies turn fatal. The Gates Foundation warns 2025 will be the first year this century with rising global child deaths, with official under-5 mortality data still months away. For health-system leaders, the case exposes the hidden cost of losing last-mile community health workers.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/usaid-dissolution-2025-under-5-child-deaths-nepal

### NY Medicaid Fraud Unit Frozen After $627M Recoveries, Raising Oversight Fears
2026-07-12 12:10:45 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 3

The Trump administration’s freeze of federal funding for New York’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit could weaken oversight of the $880 billion program. Attorney General Letitia James pointed to over $627 million in recoveries, highlighting the potential gap in fraud detection.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/ny-medicaid-fraud-unit-funding-frozen-627m-recoveries

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