In a bold move that’s apparently sponsored by the Department of “Let’s See What Happens,” the Trump administration unveiled a budget proposal slashing federal health agency funding by roughly 30 to 40 percent. Because who needs pesky things like disease prevention or food inspections when you can have a lean, mean, budget-cutting machine? Major programs tackling HIV/AIDS prevention, autism, chronic diseases, and even mental health are on the chopping block faster than a chef at a Gordon Ramsay tantrum. The FDA will no longer bother with routine food facility inspections—state contractors can just wing it and hope for the best. NIH and CDC are getting their budgets trimmed so sharply they might just have to survive on goodwill and fairy dust, focusing only on infectious diseases and emergency preparedness (whatever that means these days). Meanwhile, the newly minted “Administration for Healthy America” will inherit a fraction of the funds and a heap of responsibilities, because nothing screams health like consolidating everything into one overwhelmed office. So get ready, America: fewer science labs, fewer health programs, and more guesswork. It’s the ultimate health care experiment—will Americans survive? Place your bets![1][4]