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Last month the White House released their 2022 Health and Human Services Budget. While the Executive Branch does not ultimately decide budgetary allocations- that's Congress- their budget gives us a good sense of current priorities. AANP has highlighted the main priorities as well as those most pertinent to nursing.
Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Presidential Budget Released
On Friday, May 28, 2021, President Biden released his $6 trillion FY 2022 budget. It is important to note that the budget is a guide for Congress that lists the President’s priorities. It does not have any legal authority and requires further congressional or regulatory action to be implemented.
The budget proposes $97.5 billion for health care at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), with increases in funding to expand access for women’s health, mental health, suicide prevention and veterans’ homeless programs. Other funding requests at the VA include $882 million for medical and prosthetic research related to traumatic brain injury, the long-term health effects of toxic exposure and the needs of disabled veterans, plus $621 million for the VA’s opioid prevention and treatment programs.
The budget also proposes $131.8 billion in discretionary funding for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). As part of the HHS funding, the budget also includes:
· $8.7 billion in discretionary funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
· $6.5 billion for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
· $8.5 billion for Indian Health Services, in addition to calling on Congress to provide advance appropriations for FY 2023.
· Over $51 billion for the National Institutes of Health, including $199.755 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research.
· $267.972 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce and Development Programs, with the $3.5 million in increased funding allocated to the Nursing Workforce Diversity Programs.
· A proposal to create and fund at $6.5 billion the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to increase federal research and development into diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease.
Additionally, the President’s budget included statements of support for both a public option through the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces and allowing those who are 60 years or older to enroll in Medicare with the same premiums and benefits as current beneficiaries, but with a separate funding stream outside of the Medicare Trust Fund.
So, pretend you're the Senator or Representative from your state who will be fighting to either push this budget through, or make adjustments on how and where this all gets allocated.
Questions
1. Given that the presidential budget is merely a blueprint for future spending, what changes would you advocate for, and against? Is this where we, as a country should be focusing our resources?
2. In your opinion, is there anything major missing from the healthcare budget (use the highlighted bullet points above- no one needs to read the full budget)?
3. Thoughts on the Affordable Care Act Marketplace option as well as the dropping Medicare enrollment to 60?
