Outcry as NIH Plans $4 Billion Cut to Reimburse Scientists
- Health agency plans to lower maximum ‘indirect cost rate’
- Trump administration has been working swiftly to slash costs
The National Institutes of Health announced late Friday it was lowering the maximum “indirect cost rate” that research institutions can charge the government.
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The National Institutes of Health plans to cut billions of dollars in reimbursements to medical researchers, a move scientists warn could jeopardize their work in advancing cures for diseases.
The agency, the world’s largest funder of biomedical research, announced late Friday it was lowering the maximum “indirect cost rate” that research institutions can charge the government. The change will save more than $4 billion a year.