ACP policy update 2025: How federal funding freezes could undermine clinical innovation and training

Some CT veterans fear VA cuts would lead to reduced health care

Connecticut veterans expressed fear and uncertainty this week about possible threats to health care access in the face of federal changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs. In March, a leaked internal memo from the VA laid out plans to return the agency to its 2019 staffing levels, at which point it had just under 400,000 employees. According to a report last year, VA employs roughly 472,200 people, so meeting the Trump administration’s targ…

ACP policy update 2025: How federal funding freezes could undermine clinical innovation and training

Funding freeze impacts Veterans Affairs and disrupts graduate medical education, raising concerns about future healthcare training and veteran support.