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Dear Chapter Legislative Representatives:
Today the President signed, an omnibus bill that will fund the government through September 31, 2018. The $1.3 trillion legislation was a compromise between Democrat and Republican priorities and provided stable funding for most APIC legislative priorities. However, when compared to FY 2017 levels, the omnibus bill did increase funding for several healthcare agencies.
Some highlights of the legislation are below:
- Department of Health and Human Services received an increase of $10 billion;
- National Institutes of Health received an additional $3 billion;
- including an additional $40 million for research into a universal flu vaccine;
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received an increase of $840 million; and
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality received an additional $10 million.
Below is a chart outlining how infection prevention programs fared this year when compared to the previous year.
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Federal Government Program
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FY 2017
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FY 2018
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Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Programs
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Antibiotic Resistance Initiative
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$163,000,000
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$168,000,000
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National Healthcare Safety Network
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$21,000,000
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$21,000,000
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Advanced Molecular Detection
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$30,000,000
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$30,000,000
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Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF)
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Immunizations
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$324,350,000
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$324,350,000
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Epidemiology and Lab Capacity program
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$40,000,000
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$40,000,000
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Healthcare-Associated Infections
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$12,000,000
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$12,000,000
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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Healthcare-Associated Infections Prevention
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$36,000,000
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$36,000,000
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National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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$4,900,000,000
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$5,260,210,000
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Thank you for your advocacy on behalf of these important programs. Please share this information with your chapters and colleagues not already members of the APIC Action eList. Members interested in joining the Action eList can sign up here.
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Rich Capparell
Legislative Affairs Representative
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
Washington DC
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