MedPage Today April 3, 2024
Joyce Frieden

— The measure signed by President Biden last month leaves HHS funding essentially flat

Something important for the world of healthcare happened very quietly a week and a half ago: President Biden signed the fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations bill for HHS into law.

Biden signed the $1.2 trillion package of six bills — which also included funding for the Defense Department — on a Saturday evening, March 23. “This agreement represents a compromise, which means neither side got everything it wanted,” Biden said in a statement. “But it rejects extreme cuts from House Republicans and expands access to child care, invests in cancer research, funds mental health and substance use care, advances American leadership abroad, and provides resources to...

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