One Step Forward And One Step Back For US Health Darshak Sanghavi Jake Segal Caroline Whistler February 27, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/one-step-forward-and-one-step-back-us-health Last year was marked by significant change within the federal government. Much was jettisoned: notably, foreign aid, along with huge swaths of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration, and talented people working on workforce development, artificial intelligence, consumer experience, and education policy.