President’s Skinny Budget Released
Published May 19, 2025
By AACOM Government Relations
Federal Policy
OME Advocate
- On May 2, 2025, President Donald Trump released his fiscal year (FY) 2026 discretionary budget request, which outlines the administration's key spending priorities for the upcoming year. Often referred to as the "skinny budget," this document is a policy outline, not a legally binding proposal, offering a preview of the administration's preferred approach.
- The "skinny budget" reduced discretionary spending by 22.6 percent across the federal government for non-defense discretionary spending, including:
- $29.3 billion for the National Institutes of Health, a 38 percent decrease from FY25
- $7.2 billion for the Health Resources and Services Administration, a 19.4 percent decrease from FY25
- $3.0 billion in discretionary funding for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an 18.3 percent decrease from FY25
- $5.6 billion in discretionary funding for the Centers for Disease Control, a 38.9 percent decrease from FY25
- $240 million in discretionary funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a 35 percent decrease from FY25
- Many Republicans have expressed concerns about the president's "skinny budget," and the final budget may diverge from the president's preferences. A more detailed FY26 budget request, including specific programmatic funding levels, is expected to be released by the White House in the coming weeks.
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