Government spending deal keeps health programs near status quo

AXIOS March 22, 2024
Victoria Knight,Peter Sullivan

The latest government funding deal wasn’t just stripped of big health policy changes — it also lacks significant raises for a host of federal health agencies.

Why it matters: A gridlocked Congress essentially settled on flat funding for the Department of Health and Human Services, avoiding an automatic sequester cut while leaving pandemic preparedness, mental health, biomedical research and public health efforts running at or near the status quo.

• That followed last week’s decision to discard policy “riders” that could have brought major changes to hospitals, pharmacy benefit managers and telehealth.
• However, a successful global AIDS program got a temporary reprieve.

Driving the news: The deal, which still needs to be approved by the end of Friday to...

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