Plug into Reform
The Scientific Integrity Act, introduced last week in the House and Senate, would require federal agencies that fund, conduct, or oversee scientific research to establish scientific integrity policies and processes to enforce them.
We at the Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health of the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health remain gravely concerned about the public health consequences the Trump administration’s “Compliance With Statutory Program Integrity Requirements” rule, the final version of which was published today in the Federal Register.
A new report from a wide-ranging group of organizations that promote science-based policy making describes threats to the use of science in government decisions regarding public health and recommends steps Congress can take in response.
The Jacobs Institute of Women's Health joined colleagues at the National Partnership for Women & Families and the Union of Concerned Scientists in submitting comments on a Trump Administration rule allowing employers that offer health insurance to stop covering contraception without cost-sharing.
