“Trump’s initial budget proposal (PDF), released on Monday, included an $18 billion cut to the Department of Health and Human Services. But that number changed significantly after Congress agreed to raise nondiscretionary spending caps in last week’s budget deal. In a letter to lawmakers, the Office of Management and Budget allocated (PDF) an additional $27 billion in for HHS, bringing the agency $9.6 billion ahead of 2018 funding levels.”
“Most of that additional funding would go towards efforts to opioids and mental health. Broadly, funding for health IT-related resources saw cuts identical to the administration’s proposed budget last year…” Read the full article here.
Source: Health IT winners and losers in Trump’s budget proposal: Cybersecurity gets a boost, ONC sees 37% cut – By Evan Sweeney, February 13, 2018. Fierce Healthcare.
