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HHS Cuts Millions in Grants to Pediatrics Academy
Is defunding the AAP ending Big Pharma influence, or eliminating critical programs that protect vulnerable children?
Above: The U.S. HHS building in Washington, D.C. on March 27, 2025. Image credit: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images
The Spin
Establishment-critical narrative
The AAP has been bankrolled by Big Pharma, with vaccine makers serving as their biggest contributors, turning the organization into a propaganda machine. Cutting federal funding to this group ensures taxpayer dollars only support organizations committed to gold-standard, evidence-based science. This represents a major victory for health freedom and accountability.
Pro-establishment narrative
Defunding the AAP eliminates critical programs that reduce several childhood diseases, expand rural pediatric care access and address children's mental health crises. This isn't about budget priorities but is a statement that evidence-based pediatric care no longer matters at the federal level. This could also be political revenge after the APP criticized Kennedy.
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Editor's Note
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