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HHS reverses decision to cut $2 billion for mental health and addiction services — 12:02 a.m.
//byline By The New York Times
Less than 24 hours after the Trump administration informed more than 2,000 addiction and mental health programs nationwide that it was immediately terminating almost $2 billion of their funding, the administration reversed course and reinstated the money.
An administration official confirmed Wednesday night that the money was being restored, but declined to say why.
The decision followed furious lobbying by lawmakers from both parties to restore the cuts and a letter to the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with signatures from 100 House members.
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