3 Major Health Items Included in Biden's Budget Request

Fierce Healthcare reports that President Biden's budget request for the next federal fiscal year includes more money invested to strengthen public health infrastructure and increase research funding. The first item involves a request for $10.7 billion, topping the 2021 enacted level by $3.9 billion. The funding will help support research, prevention, and recovery services. The administration also is urging targeted investments for "populations with unique needs, including Native Americans and older Americans." Also requested is $6.5 billion to launch the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health. It would provide major increases in federal research and development spending on diseases like Alzheimer's and diabetes. The third request is for $8.7 billion for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to boost public health capacity in states and territories, by training new epidemiologists and public health experts and building "international capacity to detect, prepare for, and respond to emerging global threats."