Healthcare Innovation April 9, 2021
On Friday, April 9, President Biden unveiled his proposed FY 2022 federal budget, one that would increase the HHS budget by a full 23.5 percent over 2021, and boost CDC and opioid treatment, among other priorities
On Friday, April 9, President Joe Biden released his first proposed federal budget, for federal fiscal year (FY) 2022, one that would increase the budget of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by 23.5 percent, to $131.7 billion, and boost spending on the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), opioid treatment, and mental healthcare, among other items. Biden’s proposed 23.5-percent boost contrasts with former President Donald Trump’s 2021 proposed budget, which called for a 9-percent decrease in HHS discretionary...