Public health experts have mixed reactions to 2016 spending bill
The American Public Health Association (APHA) says it supports the fiscal year 2016 omnibus spending bill – although it’s not happy with everything in it.
The year-end agreement funds the government through September 2016 and provides modest increases of $278 million for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and $34.8 million for the Health Resources and Services Administration. The bill strongly bolsters funding for a range of programs, including CDC’s efforts to address antibiotic resistance and the prescription drug overdose epidemic. It provides a modest increase for the agency’s climate and health activities. The bill also provides significant new resources to the Food and Drug Administration for implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act.