Modern Healthcare February 9, 2018
Congress gave the healthcare industry some surprising and widespread relief in its two-year budget deal. Here are some highlights:
Appropriations
- $1 billion in both fiscal 2018 and 2019 to the NationalInstitutesof Health for “additional scientific research”• $3 billion in both fiscal 2018 and 2019 to combat the opioid epidemic, including state grants, prevention programs and law enforcement activities• $2 billion in both fiscal 2018 and 2019 to the Veterans Affairs Department to rebuild health clinics
Children’s Health Insurance Program
- Extendsfunding through fiscal 2024, tacking on four years to the reauthorization that was enacted in January
Chronic Care Act
- Increases from 10,000 to 15,000 the number of seniors who can participate in the IndependenceatHome Demonstration Program,...
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