Two physician groups are suing HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. over the stoppage of research grants administered by HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Here’s what to know: 1. The lawsuit was filed Aug. 21 by Society of General Internal Medicine and North American Primary Care Research Group and is centered around the downsizing and staff firings in HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The move was part of President Donald Trump’s plan to restructure HHS announced in April.

2. In July, AHRQ notified grant applicants that the agency had no more grant administration staff and had no ability to issue any grant funding, according to the lawsuit. The agency also said it was uncertain whether it would spend the funds Congress appropriated and that the agency had pr

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