HHS Shuts Down Minority Health Offices, CLAS Training Infrastructure at Risk for FQHCs
The CMS Office of Minority Health (~40 employees eliminated) and HHS Office of Minority Health have been restructured under federal cost-cutting. OMH sponsors Think Cultural Health and free CLAS Standards training that FQHCs rely on for staff cultural competency education.
CMS funding would drop $674M, explicitly eliminating health equity funding categories. FQHCs may need to self-fund cultural competency training previously available free from HHS.
FY2026 budget proposes ~26% cut to HHS discretionary spending.
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FQHC Talent. (2026, April 6). HHS Shuts Down Minority Health Offices, CLAS Training Infrastructure at Risk for FQHCs. Source: Healthcare Dive. Retrieved October 6, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/hhs-omh-closure-clas-infrastructure-threat