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Event Overview
This decision highlights tensions between professional medical organizations and federal regulatory policies, emphasizing conflicts over evidence-based healthcare practices and administrative mandates that may restrict clinical autonomy. The dispute reflects broader struggles over funding dependencies and the influence of political agendas on public health initiatives.
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ACOG Ends Acceptance of Federal Funding in Response to Trump Administration Policies
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the largest national professional association for OB-GYNs, announced that it will no longer accept federal funding for its contracts, citing policy disputes with the Trump administration. This decision was communicated to ACOG members via an email sent last week. The organization claims that policies put forth by the Trump administration and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hinder its ability to provide evidence-based guidance.
According to a federal grant tracking website, ACOG’s 501(c)(3) affiliate, The ACOG Foundation, has received $950,000 from HHS in the current year to oversee reviews and updates to preventive services guidelines for women.
Andrew Nixon, communications director at HHS, responded in an email to reporters, stating, “This is great news for the American taxpayer. ACOG taking itself off the federal payroll might be the most responsible budgeting decision they’ve made.”
ACOG is reportedly among a small number of medical associations that have been critical of health policy changes made under President Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. While ACOG’s announcement signals a current break, the organization indicated it may consider resuming federal contracts in the future.