“Buried in a leaked draft budget from the Trump administration is an ask that may alarm (or elate?) health tech watchers. The administration is proposing to create a new office of the chief technology officer within the federal health department that would house the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, the department’s health IT regulator, and an “Office of Chief Information.” Under the proposal, ASTP would be funded with $9 million, compared to the $66 million appropriated in the 2023 budget.”
Source: Big changes coming to federal health IT regulator?, STAT, By Mario AguilarApril 17, 2025, Health Tech Correspondent
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