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Biden’s U.S. budget proposal directs billions to health programs but no new direct Covid funding
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Fri, 2023-03-10 09:59 — mike kraft
The president’s budget released Thursday includes numerous lines dedicated to bolstering health care measures first included in the Inflation Reduction Act, but it notably left out funding for several key areas.
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Biden’s proposal also notably left out any plans for new COVID-19 funding, with some measures instead directed at addressing the impacts of the pandemic on areas such as the disrupted supply chain, unemployment insurance and mental health.
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Additional details, Biden Administration proposed budget
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Of that $20 billion, $6.1 billion would go to the CDC to modernize and build laboratory capacity, strengthen public health data systems, and enhance disease surveillance. The Biden administration’s CDC budget request overall increased from $11 billion last year to $13.1 billion this year. The CDC would set aside funds to help build public health capacity at the federal, state, and local levels. The administration proposes giving the CDC federal public health data reporting authority, which Director Rochelle Walensky has advocated for.
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