HHS Approps Bill Includes Cancer Screening, Flu Provisions
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
In addition to FDA, funding to other Department of Health and Human Services agencies would be impacted by a hold up in the appropriations process. A $154.9 billion Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill made its way through the Senate Appropriations Committee late last month, despite the standstill in the House. The legislation contains a few provisions relevant to the device industry, including about $38 million designated for colorectal cancer prevention efforts, $25 million of which would go to establish a national surveillance campaign to support screening efforts. It also calls for more federal funding of research and development of imaging technologies to detect and treat prostate cancer. Further, it targets $507 million for the development and purchase of vaccines, drugs, medical supplies and diagnostics for pandemic flu.