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.