Editor's Note
The US Congress on February 9 passed a budget deal that will have a significant impact across nearly every sector of the healthcare industry, the March 9 Business Insider reports.
Among the initiatives are:
- $2 billion for the National Institutes of Health
- $6 billion to combat the opioid crisis
- $4 billion for VA hospital and clinic improvements
- $7 billion to community health centers
- $495 million for medical education
- $363 million to academic health centers.
The plan also:
- closes the donut hole in Medicare’s prescription drug coverage
- extends the Children’s Health Insurance Program for 10 years
- repeals the Independent Payment Advisory Board for Medicare set up as part of the Affordable Care Act.
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