Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
HUD Proposal Would Roll Back Protections For Transgender Homeless People
Politico: HUD Moves To Allow Discrimination Against Homeless Transgender People
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is moving to roll back protections for homeless transgender people by enabling HUD-funded providers of shelters to consider a person’s sex or gender identification in determining whether they can be admitted. The proposal, included in the department’s spring rule list out Wednesday, contradicts a pledge that HUD Secretary Ben Carson made to lawmakers just yesterday. (O'Donnell, 5/22)
Meanwhile, in news about administration personnel —
The Washington Post: USDA Researchers Quit In Droves As Trump Administration Plans Relocation
A plan to move Agriculture Department researchers out of Washington has thrown two small but influential science agencies into upheaval. Federal employees at the Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) have quit in unusually large numbers since August, when Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced he would relocate the offices. ERS leadership has been conducting final site visits this week of candidate locations, and an “announcement Friday is very likely,” said Peter Winch, an organizer for the American Federation of Government Employees, a union that represents ERS workers. (Guarino, 5/22)
The Wall Street Journal: Former FDA Commissioner Gottlieb Returns To NEA As Venture Investor
The former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration has returned to New Enterprise Associates to focus on health-care investing. Scott Gottlieb, who stepped down as FDA commissioner in March, will hold the title of special partner for the health-care investment team at NEA, where he previously worked as venture partner from 2007 to 2017. (Mack, 5/22)
