RFK Jr. Orders Audit of NIH Funding: Where Does the $47 Billion Go?

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has ordered a comprehensive audit of NIH funding, seeking to determine how the agency's $47 billion annual budget is allocated and whether taxpayer-funded research is truly serving the public interest.

Audit Focus Areas

  • Proportion of funding going to prevention vs. treatment research
  • Conflicts of interest among grant reviewers
  • Industry partnerships and royalty arrangements
  • Research into chronic disease root causes

MAHA Daily Editorial: For decades, NIH has prioritized drug development over disease prevention. It's time to reorient our research toward actually making Americans healthier, not just managing their diseases profitably.

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