Obama Cuts Vaccine Program, Despite Measles Outbreak

While the administration urgently calls on parents to vaccinate their children amid the massive measles outbreak, President Obama is proposing to scale back the vaccination program for poor families. Tucked away in his 2016 budget proposal is a line item that cuts $50 million from the so-called 317 program, which provides free vaccines to low-income children and adults, as well as funds infrastructure projects to expand access to vaccines. White House officials also said the proposed budget adds