Becker's Healthcare March 22, 2024
Alan Condon

The House and Senate Appropriations committees have released the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, which would fund all remaining federal agencies through the fiscal year ending Sept. 30.

The bipartisan legislation features six appropriations bills, including the one funding the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.

The Labor-HHS-Education bill would provide $117 billion for HHA in FY 2024, which is about a 1% increase over the previous fiscal year, according to the American Hospital Association. The legislation includes:

  • $300 million more for the National Institutes of Health, including a $10 million increase for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
  • $4.5 million more for the CDC.
  • $19 million more for the Substance...

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