Discretionary Spending in the Patient
Protection and Affordable Under the Affordable
Care Act (ACA)
C. Stephen Redhead, Coordinator
Specialist in Health Policy
Sarah A. ListerKirsten J. Colello
Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology
Kirsten J. ColelloAging Policy
Elayne J. Heisler
Specialist in Health and Aging Policy
Amanda K. Sarata
Specialist in Health Policy
Elayne J. Heisler
Analyst in Health Services
July 1, 2013Services
Sarah A. Lister
Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology
Amanda K. Sarata
Specialist in Health Policy
October 28, 2014
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CRS Report for Congress
Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress
Discretionary Spending in the Patient Protection and Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Summary
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act, or ACA) reauthorized
funding for numerous
existing discretionary grant programs and other activities. ACA also created multiple new
discretionary grant administered by the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS). The ACA also created many new discretionary grant
programs and provided for each an authorization of appropriations. Funding
for all these discretionary programs is subject to action by congressional appropriators. This
Generally, the law authorized
(or reauthorized) appropriations through FY2014 or FY2015. This report summarizes all the
discretionary spending provisions in the ACA. A companion product, CRS
Report R41301,
Appropriations and Fund Transfers in the Patient Protection and Affordable
Affordable Care Act (ACA), summarizes all the
mandatory appropriations in the law.
Among the provisions that are intended to strengthen the nation’s health care safety net and
improve access to care, the ACA permanently reauthorized the federal health centers program and the
the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). The NHSC provides scholarships and student loan
repayments to individuals who agree to a period of service as a primary care provider in a
federally designated Health Professional Shortage Area. In addition, the ACA addressed concerns
about the current size, specialty mix, and geographic distribution of the health care workforce. It
reauthorized and expanded existing health workforce education and training programs under
Titles VII and VIII of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA). Title VII supports the education and
training of physicians, dentists, physician assistants, and public health workers through grants,
scholarships, and loan repayment. The ACA created several new programs to increase training
experiences in primary care, in rural areas, and in community-based settings, and provided
training opportunities to increase the supply of pediatric subspecialists and geriatricians. It also
expanded the nursing workforce development programs authorized under PHSA Title VIII.
As part of a comprehensive framework for federal community-based public health activities,
including a national strategy and a national education and outreach campaign, ACA authorized
the ACA
authorized several new grant programs with a focus on preventable or modifiable risk factors for disease
disease (e.g., sedentary lifestyle, tobacco use). The new law also leveraged a number of
mechanisms to
improve the quality of health care quality, including new requirements for quality measure
development,
collection, analysis, and public reporting; programs to develop and disseminate innovative
innovative strategies for improving the quality of health care delivery; and support for care coordination
coordination programs such as medical homes, patient navigators, and the co-location of primary health care
and and
mental health services. Additionally, the ACA authorized funding for programs to prevent elder
abuse, neglect, and exploitation; grants to expand trauma care services and improve regional
coordination of emergency services; and demonstration projects to implement alternatives to
current tort litigation for resolving medical malpractice claims, among other provisions.
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the ACA’s discretionary spending provisions, if fully
fully funded by appropriations acts, would result in appropriations of approximately $100 billion over
over the 10-year period FY2012-FY2021. Much of that funding would be for discretionary programs
programs that existed prior to, and whose funding was reauthorized by, the ACA. While most of
those existing
discretionary programs continue to receive an annual discretionary appropriation,
albeit at levels below the amounts authorized by the law, few of the new few of the new
grant programs
authorized under the ACA have received any discretionary funding. However, several
of the new
programs have received mandatory funds from ACA’s Prevention and Public Health
Fundthe ACA. This report is periodically revised and
updated to reflect important legislative and other
developments.
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Contents
Introduction...................................................................................................................................... 1
Discretionary Spending in ACA ............Under the ACA.......................................................................................... 3
ACA Administrative Costs and Funding2
Authorizations of Appropriations for Grant Programs .............................................................. 2
Expired or Expiring Authorizations of Appropriations .......................................... 4
Mandatory Appropriations in ACA......................................... 5
Administrative Spending on Health Insurance Exchanges ......................................................... 6
Automatic Annual Spending Reductions Under the Budget Control Act 5
Recent Actions to Reduce Discretionary Spending ........................................ 7
BCA’s Spending Reduction Procedures ................................. 7
Trends in Nondefense Discretionary Spending ................................................... 7
Direct Spending ............................. 7
Tables
Table 1. CMS Administrative Funding for Exchange Operations ................................................... 6
Table 2. ACA Discretionary Spending: Health Centers and Clinics .............................................. 7
Discretionary Spending ... 9
Table 3. ACA Discretionary Spending: Health Care Workforce..................................................... 11
Table 4. ACA Discretionary Spending: Prevention and Wellness ................................................. 8
FY2013 Sequestration25
Table 5. ACA Discretionary Spending: Maternal and Child Health .................................................. 31
Table 6. ACA Discretionary Spending: Health Care Quality............................................................. 8
Tables 31
Table 17. ACA Discretionary Spending: Health Centers and Clinics Nursing Homes.............................................. 10
Table 2. ACA Discretionary Spending: Health Care Workforce.................................... 36
Table 8. ACA Discretionary Spending: Health Disparities Data Collection.................................. 1137
Table 39. ACA Discretionary Spending: Prevention and Wellness Emergency Care and Trauma Services................................................. 22
Table 4. ACA Discretionary Spending: Maternal and Child Health 38
Table 10. ACA Discretionary Spending: Elder Justice .................................................................. 2539
Table 511. ACA Discretionary Spending: Health Care Quality..Biomedical Research ....................................................... 26 41
Table 612. ACA Discretionary Spending: Nursing HomesBiologics ....................................................................... 3042
Table 713. ACA Discretionary Spending: Health Disparities Data Collection340B Drug Pricing .................................. 31
Table 8. ACA Discretionary Spending: Emergency Care and Trauma Services............................ 32 42
Table 914. ACA Discretionary Spending: Elder Justice .............Medical Malpractice....................................................... 33 43
Table 1015. ACA Discretionary Spending: Biomedical Research ...Pain Care Management .................................................. 35 43
Table 1116. ACA Discretionary Spending: BiologicsMedicaid........................................................................ 3544
Table 1217. ACA Discretionary Spending: 340B Drug Pricing Medicare........................................................................ 3644
Table 1318. ACA Discretionary Spending: Medical Malpractice.......Private Health Insurance ............................................... 36
Table 14. ACA Discretionary Spending: Pain Care Management ......45
Table A-1. Programs with Expired Authorizations of Appropriations ........................................... 37
Table 15. ACA Discretionary Spending: Medicaid..46
Table A-2. Programs Whose Authorizations of Appropriations Expire at the End of
FY2015 ...................................................................... 37
Table 16. ACA Discretionary Spending: Medicare........................................................................ 38
Table 17. ACA Discretionary Spending: Private Health Insurance . 47
Appendixes
Appendix. Expired and Expiring Authorizations of Appropriations.............................................. 3846
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Contacts
Author Contact Information........................................................................................................... 3948
Acknowledgments ......................................................................................................................... 3948
Key Policy Staff ............................................................................................................................. 3948
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Discretionary Spending in the Patient Protection and Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Introduction
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)1 makes significant changes to the way
health care is financed, organized, and delivered in the United States. Among its many provisions,
ACA restructures the private health insurance market, sets minimum standards for health
coverage, and, beginning in 2014, mandates that most U.S. residents obtain health insurance
coverage or pay a penalty. The law provides for the establishment by 2014 of state-based health
insurance exchanges for the purchase of private health insurance. Qualifying individuals and
families will be able to receive federal subsidies to reduce the cost of purchasing coverage
through the exchanges.
In addition to expanding private health insurance coverage, ACA, as enacted, requires state
Medicaid programs to expand coverage to all eligible nonelderly, non-pregnant individuals under
age 65 with incomes up to 133% of the federal poverty level (FPL). States that elect not to
expand their Medicaid programs risk losing their existing federal Medicaid matching funds.
Under ACA, the federal government will initially cover 100% of the expansion costs, phasing
down to 90% of the costs by 2020. On June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court, in National
Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, found that the Medicaid expansion violated the
Constitution by threatening states with the loss of their existing federal Medicaid matching
funds.2 The Court precluded the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from penalizing
states that choose not to participate in the Medicaid expansion (see text box). ACA also amends
the Medicare program in an effort to reduce the rate of its projected growth; imposes an excise tax
on insurance plans found to have high premiums; and makes many other changes to the tax code,
Medicare, Medicaid, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and other federal
programs.
Implementation of ACA is projected to have a significant impact on federal revenues and direct
(also referred to as mandatory) spending.3 The law includes direct spending to subsidize the
purchase of health insurance coverage through the exchanges, as well as increased outlays for the
expansion of the Medicaid program. ACA also includes numerous mandatory appropriations to
fund temporary programs to increase access to health care for targeted groups, provide funding to
states to plan and establish exchanges, and support many other research and demonstration
programs and activities (see discussion below under “Mandatory Appropriations in ACA”). The
costs of expanding public and private health insurance coverage and other mandatory spending
are offset by revenues from new taxes and industry fees, and by savings from payment and health
care delivery system reforms designed to slow the growth in spending on Medicare and other
federal health care programs.4
1
Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act, or
ACA),1 the health reform law enacted in March 2010, is having a significant impact on federal
mandatory—also known as direct—spending.2 The ACA provided subsidies to help offset the cost
of purchasing private insurance coverage through health insurance exchanges established under
the law and included enhanced federal funding to expand state Medicaid programs. The law also
included numerous mandatory appropriations to fund temporary programs that increase access to
health care for targeted groups, provide funding to states to plan and establish health insurance
exchanges, and support many other research and demonstration programs.3
In addition, the ACA is having an impact on federal discretionary spending, which is subject to
the annual appropriations process.4 The law included many discretionary spending provisions that
authorize the appropriation of funds to support new and existing grant programs and other
activities. Moreover, the two federal agencies that are primarily responsible for the ACA’s
implementation—the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) within the Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) within the
Department of the Treasury—are incurring substantial costs to administer and enforce the law.
Both agencies have requested additional discretionary funding in recent budget cycles to cover
those costs.
This report focuses on the ACA’s effects on discretionary spending. The information is
summarized in a series of spending tables. The report begins with a discussion of the types of
discretionary spending provisions in the ACA, and an explanation of the format and content of the
tables. It also discusses recent actions taken by Congress and the President to reduce the federal
deficit, including enactment of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (and its subsequent amendments).
The impact of these actions on nondefense discretionary spending is briefly summarized.
This report is periodically revised and updated to reflect important legislative and administrative
developments.
1
The ACA was signed into law on March 23, 2010 (P.L. 111-148, 124 Stat. 119). A week later, on March 30, 2010, the
President signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (HCERA; P.L. 111-152, 124 Stat. 1029), which
amended multiplenumerous health care and revenue provisions in ACA. Several other bills that were subsequently enacted made
the ACA and added multiple new stand-alone provisions.
Congress and the President have since enacted several other bills that have made more targeted changes to specific
ACA provisions. All references to the ACA in this report refer collectively to the law as amended.
2
NFIB v. Sebelius, No. 11-393, slip op. (June 28, 2012), available at http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/11393c3a2.pdf.
3
Direct, or mandatoryACA, as amended, and to other
related provisions in HCERA.
2
Mandatory, or direct, spending generally refers to outlays from budget authority (i.e., the authority to incur financial
obligations that result in government expenditures, such as paying salaries, purchasing services, or awarding grants) that
is provided in
laws other than the authorizing laws, as opposed to annual appropriations acts. Mandatory spending includes spending on
entitlement programs (e.g.,
Medicare, Social Security).
4
For more information on ACA’s provisions and its projected impact on federal revenues and direct spending, see CRS
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U.S. Supreme Court Decision on ACA (June 28, 2012)
In National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius (NFIB) the Court ruled on the constitutionality of both the
individual mandate, which requires most U.S. residents (beginning in 2014) to carry health insurance or pay a penalty,
and the Medicaid expansion. The Court upheld the individual mandate as a constitutional exercise of Congress’s
authority to levy taxes. The penalty is to be paid by taxpayers when they file their tax returns and enforced by the
Internal Revenue Service.
In a separate opinion, the Court found that compelling states to participate in the ACA Medicaid expansion—which
the Court determined to be essentially a new program—or risk losing their existing federal Medicaid matching funds
was coercive and unconstitutional under the Spending Clause of the Constitution and the Tenth Amendment. The
Court’s remedy for this constitutional violation was to prohibit HHS from penalizing states that choose not to
participate in the expansion by withholding any federal matching funds for their existing Medicaid program. However,
if a state accepts the new ACA expansion funds (initially a 100% federal match), it must abide by all the expansion
coverage rules.
Under NFIB, all other provisions of ACA remain fully intact and operative. For more information, see CRS Report
R42698, NFIB v. Sebelius: Constitutionality of the Individual Mandate, by Erika K. Lunder and Jennifer Staman, and CRS
Report R42367, Medicaid and Federal Grant Conditions After NFIB v. Sebelius: Constitutional Issues and Analysis, by Kenneth
R. Thomas.
ACA implementation affects not only direct spending and revenues but also discretionary
spending, which is subject to the annual appropriations process.5 The law includes numerous
discretionary spending provisions that authorize the appropriation of funds to implement grant
programs and other activities. These provisions are of two kinds:
•
Authorizations of appropriations for new discretionary grant and other programs
created by ACA.
•
Authorizations of appropriations for existing programs, primarily ones
authorized under the Public Health Service Act (PHSA). In most instances, the
appropriation authorizations for these established programs expired prior to their
reauthorization by ACA. However, almost all of them continued to receive an
annual appropriation.6
Many of the ACA discretionary spending provisions authorize annual appropriations of specified
amounts for one or more fiscal years to carry out the program or activity. Other provisions
authorize the appropriation of specified amounts for FY2010 or FY2011 and unspecified
amounts—such sums as may be necessary, or SSAN—for later years. A few provisions authorize
multi-year appropriations, available for obligation for a period in excess of one fiscal year (e.g.,
for the period FY2011 through FY2014). Numerous other provisions simply authorize the
appropriation of SSAN, in a few cases without specifying any fiscal years.
(...continued)
Report R42051, Budget Control Act: Potential Impact of Sequestration on Health Reform Spending, by C. Stephen
Redhead.
5
Discretionary spending refers to outlays from budget authority that is provided in and controlled by annual
appropriations acts.
6
ACA also reauthorized the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), which includes many discretionary Indian
Health Service (IHS) programs and services, and it extended indefinitely the authorizations of appropriations for these
programs and services. For more information on ACA’s Indian health provisions, which are not included in this report,
see CRS Report R41630, The Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization and Extension as Enacted by the
ACA: Detailed Summary and Timeline, by Elayne J. Heisler.
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Funding for all discretionary programs in ACA depends on actions taken by congressional
appropriators, a process that may lead to greater or smaller amounts than the sums authorized by
the law. With Congress now operating under enforceable discretionary spending limits (i.e., caps)
set by the Budget Control Act (BCA),7 as amended, it may prove difficult to secure funding for
new programs and activities. Even maintaining current funding levels for existing programs with
broad support and an established appropriations history can be a challenge when there is pressure
to reduce federal discretionary spending.
This report, which is periodically revised and updated to reflect important legislative and other
developments, summarizes all the discretionary spending provisions in ACA that authorize (or
reauthorize) appropriations for grant programs and other activities. It also includes a brief
discussion of two trust funds that were created and funded by ACA, and that are helping support
several discretionary programs summarized in the tables below. Finally, the report provides some
analysis of the impact of the March 1, 2013 sequestration on ACA-related discretionary spending
in FY2013.
Discretionary Spending in ACA
The law’s discretionary spending provisions are organized by general topic in a series of tables
with the following headings: Health Centers and Clinics (Table 1); Health Care Workforce (Table
2); Prevention and Wellness (Table 3); Maternal and Child Health (Table 4); Health Care Quality
(Table 5); Nursing Homes (Table 6); Health Data Collection (Table 7); Emergency Care (Table
8); Elder Justice (Table 9); Biomedical Research (Table 10); Biologics (Table 11); 340B Drug
Pricing (Table 12); Medical Malpractice (Table 13); Pain Care Management (Table 14);
Medicaid (Table 15); Medicare (Table 16); and Private Health Insurance (Table 173
While a detailed examination of the ACA is beyond the scope of this report, numerous CRS products that provide
more in-depth information on the many new programs and activities authorized and funded by the law are available at
http://www.crs.loc.gov (see under “Issues Before Congress: Health”).
4
Discretionary spending refers to outlays from budget authority that is provided in and controlled by annual
appropriations acts. It typically covers the routine costs of running federal agencies, including wages and salaries.
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Discretionary Spending Under the ACA
Discretionary spending under the ACA falls into one of two broad categories. First, there are the
amounts provided in appropriations acts for specific grant and other programs pursuant to explicit
authorizations of appropriations in the ACA. Second, there are the costs incurred by federal
agencies to administer and enforce the health insurance reforms and other core requirements of
the law.
Authorizations of Appropriations for Grant Programs
The ACA authorized numerous new discretionary grant programs and provided for each an
authorization of appropriations, generally through FY2014 or FY2015. Many of these provisions
authorize annual appropriations of specified amounts for one or more fiscal years to carry out the
program. Other provisions authorize the appropriation of specified amounts for FY2010 or
FY2011, and unspecified amounts—such sums as may be necessary, or SSAN—for later years. A
few provisions authorize multi-year appropriations, available for obligation for a period in excess
of one fiscal year (e.g., for the period FY2011 through FY2014). Numerous other provisions
simply authorize the appropriation of SSAN, in a few cases without specifying any fiscal years.
In addition, the ACA reauthorized funding—in most instances through FY2014 or FY2015—for
many existing discretionary grant programs, primarily ones authorized under the Public Health
Service Act (PHSA). They include most, but not all, of the federal health workforce programs
administered by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Funding authorizations
for many of these established programs had expired prior to their reauthorization by the ACA.
However, the programs continued to receive an annual appropriation. Importantly, the ACA
permanently reauthorized appropriations for the federal health centers program, the National
Health Service Corp (NHSC), and many programs and services provided by the Indian Health
Service (IHS).5
The actual funding levels for the discretionary grant programs authorized (or reauthorized) by the
ACA depend on decisions made by the congressional appropriators. That process may lead to
greater or smaller amounts than the sums authorized by the law. With Congress operating under
enforceable discretionary spending limits (see discussion below under “Recent Actions to Reduce
Discretionary Spending”), it can be a challenge to maintain funding levels for long-standing
programs with an established appropriations history, let alone secure initial funding to implement
new programs.
All the ACA’s discretionary spending provisions that include authorizations of appropriations are
summarized in a series of tables below. The provisions are organized by general topic under the
following headings: Health Centers and Clinics (Table 2); Health Care Workforce (Table 3);
Prevention and Wellness (Table 4); Maternal and Child Health (Table 5); Health Care Quality
(Table 6); Nursing Homes (Table 7); Health Disparities Data Collection (Table 8); Emergency
5
ACA reauthorized the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), which includes many discretionary Indian
Health Service (IHS) programs and services, and it extended indefinitely the authorizations of appropriations for these
programs and services. For more information on ACA’s Indian health provisions, which are not included in this report,
see CRS Report R41630, The Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization and Extension as Enacted by the
ACA: Detailed Summary and Timeline, by Elayne J. Heisler.
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Care (Table 9); Elder Justice (Table 10); Biomedical Research (Table 11); Biologics (Table 12);
340B Drug Pricing (Table 13); Medical Malpractice (Table 14); Pain Care Management (Table
15); Medicaid (Table 16); Medicare (Table 17); and Private Health Insurance (Table 18).
Each table row provides information on a specific ACA provision, organized across four columns.
The first column shows the ACA section or subsection number. The second column indicates
whether the provision is freestanding (i.e., new statutory authority that is not amending an
existing statute) or amendatory (i.e., amends an existing statute such as the PHSA, either by
adding a new program or amending an existing one). The name of the administering agency or
office within HHS is also included, if known. The third column provides a brief description of the
program or activity, including the types of entities and/or individuals eligible for funding.8 The
fourth column gives details of the authorization of appropriations and shows the FY2011,
FY2012, and FY2013 funding levels for those programs and activities that received funding
during that period. The FY2013 levels reflect the March 1, 2013, sequestration (see discussion
under “Automatic Annual Spending Reductions Under the Budget Control Act”). The FY2014
funding request, if applicable, is also provided.9
Note that in several of the larger tables with multiple entries (i.e., Tables 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8), the
ACA provisions are grouped based on whether they reauthorize funding for existing programs or
authorize funding for new programs. Where available, the table entry includes the Catalog of
7
P.L. 112-25, 125 Stat. 240.
Not applicable if the funding is to support programs and activities carried out by the federal agency.
9
The funding amounts in the tables are taken from HHS agency budget documents, including the FY2013 sequestration
operating plans, available at http://www.hhs.gov/budget/.
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Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for the grant program.10 Unless otherwise stated,
all references in the tables to the Secretary refer to the HHS Secretary.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
estimated that ACA’s discretionary spending
provisions, if fully funded by future
appropriations acts, would result in
appropriations of almost $100 billion over the
period FY2012-FY2021.11 However, much of
that funding—about $85 billion—would be
for three programs that were in existence prior
to, and whose funding was reauthorized by,
ACA; namely, the National Health Service
Corps, the federal health centers program, and
the Indian Health Service (IHS).
Most, though not all, of the existing grant
programs that were reauthorized under ACA
received a discretionary appropriation for
FY2011, FY2012, and FY2013, as well as a
FY2014 request for continued funding. In
contrast, few of the new grant programs
authorized under ACA have received annual
discretionary appropriations.12 However,
several of the new programs have received
mandatory funds from ACA’s Prevention and
Public Health Fund (see discussion below
under “Mandatory Appropriations in ACA”).
Acronyms Used in the Tables in
This Report
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Community Health Center Fund (CHCF)
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Indian Health Service (IHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Office of the Secretary (OS)
Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF)
Public Health Service Act (PHSA)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA)
Social Security Act (SSA)
ACA Administrative Costs and Funding
In addition to the costs of fully funding ACA’s discretionary grant programs and other activities,
CBO projected that both HHS and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will incur substantial
administrative costs to implement the law’s private health insurance reforms and its changes to
10
CFDA is a government-wide compendium of federal grant and other assistance programs. Each program is assigned
a unique five-digit number, XX.XXX, where the first two digits represent the funding agency and the second three
digits represent the program. Programs funded by the Department of Health and Human Services begin with the
number 93. For more information, see https://www.cfda.gov.
11
U.S. Congress, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, “CBO’s Analysis of the
Major Health Care Legislation Enacted in March 2010,” Statement of Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, 112th Cong., 1st
sess., March 30, 2011. Available at http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/121xx/doc12119/03-30-HealthCareLegislation.pdf.
See p. 16. CBO’s estimate of ACA discretionary spending includes (1) amounts specified in ACA, plus estimated
amounts for subsequent years (adjusted for anticipated inflation) where ACA specified an amount for the first year
(FY2010 or FY2011) and authorized SSAN for subsequent years; and (2) estimated amounts for subsequent years
(adjusted for anticipated inflation) where there is an appropriation for FY2010 under prior law and ACA authorized the
appropriation of SSAN for later years. The CBO estimate does not include new ACA programs for which the law
provided only an authorization for the appropriation of SSAN.
12
Examples include CDC’s congenital heart disease and breast health awareness programs (see Table 3) and the Cures
Acceleration Network (CAN) program at NIH (see Table 10).
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the federal health care programs. CBO estimated that the costs to the IRS of implementing the
eligibility determination, documentation, and verification processes for the health insurance
subsidies will probably total between $5 billion and $10 billion over 10 years. It further estimated
that the costs to HHS of implementing the changes in Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, as well as
some of the reforms to the private insurance market, will require similar amounts over 10 years.13
The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (HCERA) established, and appropriated $1
billion to, the Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund (HIRIF) to help cover the initial
administrative costs of implementation. The HIRIF is one of many sources of mandatory funding
provided by ACA to support various new and existing HHS programs and activities (see
discussion below under “Mandatory Appropriations in ACA”). The Administration’s FY2013
budget projected that all the HIRIF funds would be obligated by the end of FY2012 and so
requested more than $1 billion in new discretionary funding for CMS and the IRS to pay for
ongoing administrative costs of ACA implementation. However, Congress did not provide any
new discretionary funds for FY2013 for ACA implementation.14
In FY2013, CMS reportedly will spend about $1.5 billion on ACA implementation, primarily to
establish federally facilitated insurance exchanges in states that elect not to run their own
exchanges and to engage in consumer education and outreach.15 HHS officials have stated that, in
the absence of any new FY2013 discretionary funding for ACA implementation, the department
will use funds from the following sources:16
•
$235 million in unobligated HIRIF funds carried over from FY2012;
•
$454 million from the Prevention and Public Health Fund (see discussion below
under “Mandatory Appropriations in ACA”);
•
$450 million from the non-recurring expenses fund;17 and
•
$116 million from the Secretary’s authority to transfer funds from other HHS
accounts.18
13
CBO, March 30, 2011, see footnote 11.
The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (P.L. 112-175, 126 Stat. 1313), enacted on September 28, 2012,
provided temporary funding for the first six months of FY2013. It increased funding for most discretionary programs
by 0.612% over the FY2012 levels. Congress completed action on FY2013 appropriations when it passed the
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-6, 127 Stat. 198), which was signed into law
on March 26, 2013. P.L. 113-6 funded most HHS discretionary programs at their FY2012 levels minus an across-theboard rescission of 0.2%, with some anomalies (i.e., provisions that specify alternative amounts for particular programs
or activities).
15
John Reichard, “HHS Using Several Sources to Fund Federal Health Insurance Exchange,” CQ Roll Call, April 10,
2013.
16
Ibid.
17
The non-recurring expenses fund, within the Department of the Treasury, was established by Division G, Section 223
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-161, 121 Stat. 2188). The HHS Secretary may transfer to the
fund unobligated balances of expired annual discretionary funds up to five years after the fiscal year in which those
funds were available for obligation. The amounts transferred to the fund are available until expended for use by HHS
for various specified purposes. Congressional appropriators must be notified in advance of any planned use of funds.
18
Each year, the HHS Secretary is provided with authority to transfer funds between appropriation accounts. No more
than 1% of the funds in any given account may be transferred, and recipient accounts may not be increased by more
than 3%. Congressional appropriators must be notified in advance of any transfer.
14
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Mandatory Appropriations in ACA
Separate from the discretionary spending authorizations summarized in the tables in this report,
ACA included numerous mandatory appropriations that provide billions of dollars to fund new
and existing grant programs and activities within HHS.19
Of particular note, ACA established two multi-billion dollar funds that are providing amounts to
several of the discretionary grant programs authorized (or reauthorized) under ACA:
•
The Community Health Center Fund (CHCF), to which ACA provided a total
of $11 billion in annual appropriations over a five-year period (i.e., FY2011FY2015), is helping support the federal health centers program and the National
Health Service Corps (NHSC).20 While CHCF funding may have been intended
to supplement annual discretionary appropriations for health centers and the
NHSC program, the funds have partially supplanted discretionary health center
appropriations and have become the sole source of funding for the NHSC
program, which received no discretionary funds in FY2012 or FY2013 (see
Table 1 and Table 2). Note: A separate ACA appropriation provided $1.5 billion
for health center construction and renovation (see Table 1).21
•
The Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), for which ACA provided a
permanent annual appropriation, is intended to fund prevention, wellness, and
other public health-related programs and activities authorized under the PHSA.22
PPHF funds have been used to support several new discretionary grant programs
authorized by ACA.23 In addition, PPHF funds have supplemented, and in some
cases supplanted, annual discretionary appropriations for a number of established
programs, including ones that were reauthorized by ACA (see Table 2, Table 3,
and Table 5).
19
All the appropriations provided in ACA, as well as details of the obligation of these funds, are summarized in a
companion product, CRS Report R41301, Appropriations and Fund Transfers in the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act (ACA), by C. Stephen Redhead.
20
ACA Section 10503(a)-(b). The law appropriated the following amounts to the CHCF for health center operating
grants: FY2011 = $1 billion; FY2012 = $1.2 billion; FY2013 = $1.5 billion; FY2014 = $2.2 billion; and FY2015 = $3.6
billion. It also appropriated the following amounts to the CHCF for the National Health Service Corps: FY2011 = $290
million; FY2012 = $295 million; FY2013 = $300 million; FY2014 = $305 million; and FY2015 = $310 million.
21
ACA Section 10503(c). See also CRS Report R42433, Federal Health Centers, by Elayne J. Heisler.
22
ACA Section 4002. As originally enacted, ACA appropriated the following amounts to the PPHF: FY2010 = $500
million; FY2011 = $750 million; FY2012 = $1 billion; FY2013 = $1.25 billion; FY2014 = $1.5 billion; and FY2015
and each fiscal year thereafter = $2 billion. The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96,
Sec. 3205) amended Section 4002 and reduced the amounts appropriated over the period FY2013-FY2021 by a total of
$6.25 billion. The reduced appropriations for each of those fiscal years are as follows: FY2013 = $1 billion; FY2014 =
$1 billion; FY2015 = $1 billion; FY2016 = $1 billion; FY2017 = $1 billion; FY2018 = $1.25 billion; FY2019 = $1.25
billion; FY2020 = $1.5 billion; and FY2021 = $1.5 billion.
23
Those programs include (1) Sec. 5208, Nurse-Managed Health Clinics, see Table 1; (2) Sec. 5306, Mental and
Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants, see Table 2; (3) Sec. 5102, State Health Care Workforce
Development Grants, see Table 2; (4) Sec. 4201, Community Transformation Grants, see Table 3; (5) Sec. 10408,
Small Business Workplace Wellness Grants, see Table 3; and (6) Sec. 10501(g), National Diabetes Prevention
Program, see Table 3.
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Automatic Annual Spending Reductions Under the
Budget Control Act
On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered the sequestration, or cancellation, of $85.33 billion
in FY2013 budgetary resources from nonexempt budget accounts across the federal government.
The FY2013 sequestration order was issued pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act (BBEDCA), as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA).24 Under
the BCA, the FY2013 sequestration was to be ordered on January 2, 2013. A provision in the
American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA)25 delayed the order by two months.
The FY2013 sequestration is the first of a series of automatic spending reductions under the BCA,
as amended by ATRA, that are required each year through FY2021. These annual spending
reductions were triggered by the failure of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to
propose, and Congress and the President to enact, legislation to reduce the deficit by an amount
greater than $1.2 trillion over the period FY2012-FY2021.
BCA’s Spending Reduction Procedures
Based on the formula in the BCA, the automatic spending reductions triggered by the failure of
the Joint Committee must cut $109.33 billion in each fiscal year over the period FY2013FY2021. That amount is equally divided between defense and nondefense spending, each of
which is subject to a $54.67 billion annual cut. Importantly, ATRA reduced the cuts for FY2013
by $24 billion, which means that both defense and nondefense spending are subject to $12 billion
less in cuts in FY2013 (i.e., $42.67 billion, instead of $54.67 billion).26 The annual spending
reduction in each spending category—defense and nondefense—is further divided
proportionately between discretionary spending and nonexempt direct (i.e., mandatory) spending.
Direct Spending
Under the BCA, direct spending reductions are to be executed each year by an automatic acrossthe-board cancellation of budgetary resources—a process known as sequestration—for all
nonexempt accounts. The sequestration process is subject to exemptions and to certain rules,
which are specified in Sections 255 and 256, respectively, of the BBEDCA.27 Under the
sequestration rules, reductions in Medicare payments to health care providers and health plans
(which account for most of Medicare spending) are capped at 2%. Many other federal direct
spending programs, accounting for most of the government’s entitlement and other direct
spending (excluding Medicare), are exempt from sequestration altogether.28
24
P.L. 112-25, 125 Stat. 240. For a more detailed examination of all the provisions in the BCA, see CRS Report
R41965, The Budget Control Act of 2011, by Bill Heniff Jr., Elizabeth Rybicki, and Shannon M. Mahan.
25
P.L. 112-240, 126 Stat. 2313.
26
For more information, see CRS Report R42949, The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012: Modifications to the
Budget Enforcement Procedures in the Budget Control Act, by Bill Heniff Jr.
27
For an overview of the BBEDCA exemptions and special rules, see CRS Report R42050, Budget “Sequestration”
and Selected Program Exemptions and Special Rules, coordinated by Karen Spar.
28
Ibid.
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Discretionary Spending
Discretionary spending reductions in FY2013 also were achieved through a sequestration of
nonexempt discretionary appropriations. The sequestration rules exempt some discretionary
spending, notably for veterans’ health care and Pell grants.29 For each of the remaining fiscal
years (i.e., FY2014-FY2021), however, discretionary spending reductions will be achieved by
lowering the enforceable discretionary spending limits (i.e., caps) established under the BCA, as
amended by ATRA, by the total dollar amount of the reduction.30 Thus, policymakers will get to
decide how to apportion the cuts within the lowered spending caps rather than having the cuts
applied across-the-board to all nonexempt accounts through sequestration.
FY2013 Sequestration
On September 14, 2012, pursuant to the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 (STA),31 OMB
released a report on the potential impact of a BCA-triggered FY2013 sequestration on direct and
discretionary spending.32 The report provided a breakdown of exempt and nonexempt budget
accounts, and included estimates of the FY2013 funding reductions in nonexempt accounts. The
STA directed OMB to estimate the effects of sequestration based on FY2012 funding levels. The
estimates, which OMB emphasized were preliminary and subject to revision, predated ATRA’s
enactment and thus did not take into account the law’s $24 billion reduction in required spending
cuts for FY2013.
On March 1, 2013, the President ordered a sequestration of FY2013 budgetary resources in
accordance with OMB’s final calculations of the dollar amounts of the reduction to each
nonexempt budget account. Those calculations, which take into account ATRA’s $24 billion
adjustment, were provided in a report submitted to Congress.33
OMB calculated that sequestration will reduce nonexempt nondefense discretionary spending by
5.0% and reduce spending on nonexempt nondefense mandatory programs by 5.1%.34
29
Ibid. Note: All veterans programs, mandatory and discretionary, are exempt from sequestration.
The BCA established annual discretionary spending caps for each of FY2012 through FY2021. For more
information, see CRS Report R42051, Budget Control Act: Potential Impact of Sequestration on Health Reform
Spending, by C. Stephen Redhead.
31
P.L. 112-155, 126 Stat. 1210.
32
U.S. Office of Management and Budget, OMB Report Pursuant to the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 (P.L.
112-155), http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/legislative_reports/stareport.pdf.
33
U.S. Office of Management and Budget, OMB Report to the Congress on the Joint Committee Sequestration for
Fiscal Year 2013, http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/legislative_reports/
fy13ombjcsequestrationreport.pdf.
34
The March 1, 2013 sequestration was ordered before enactment of full-year appropriations for FY2013. As instructed
by the BBEDCA, OMB calculated the percentage reduction for discretionary spending based on annualized funding
levels under the six-month FY2013 continuing resolution (P.L. 112-175), which generally funded discretionary
programs at their FY2012 levels plus 0.612%. OMB then applied that percentage to the funding levels provided in the
continuing resolution to determine the dollar amount reduction for each nonexempt account. Congress completed its
work on FY2013 appropriations with passage of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013
(P.L. 113-6), which was signed into law on March 26, 2013. It funds most HHS discretionary programs at their FY2012
levels minus an across-the-board rescission of 0.2%, with some anomalies. Thus, final discretionary funding levels in
P.L. 113-6 are slightly lower than the annualized funding levels provided in the six-month continuing resolution.
Pursuant to the BBEDCA, OMB did not recompute the percentage reduction for discretionary spending, but instead
appears to have applied the dollar amount reductions calculated based on the six-month continuing resolution to the
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In general, ACA-related discretionary spending in FY2013 is fully sequestrable at the 5.0% rate
applicable to nonexempt nondefense discretionary spending. Importantly, OMB has concluded
that the sequestration rules under BBEDCA Section 256, which include a 2% limit on cuts in
spending on community health centers, migrant health centers, and the IHS, apply only to
mandatory spending reductions and not to cuts in discretionary spending.35 Thus, while FY2013
discretionary spending on all health centers is fully sequestrable, cuts in CHCF (mandatory)
funding for community health centers and migrant health centers are capped at 2%.36
As already noted, discretionary spending reductions for each of the remaining years (i.e.,
FY2014-FY2021) will be achieved through a downward adjustment of the revised statutory
spending caps. In contrast to the automatic spending reductions achieved through sequestration,
lowering the annual discretionary spending caps allows Congress and the President to determine
through the annual appropriations process which accounts are to be reduced, and by how much, in
order to meet those caps.37 Lowering the annual discretionary spending caps also may make it
more difficult to maintain funding levels for existing programs.
Note that the FY2013 funding amounts listed in the tables below reflect the March 1, 2013,
sequestration.38
(...continued)
marginally lower final FY2013 levels.
35
Based on its statutory interpretation of BBEDCA, OMB determined that the March 1, 2013 Joint Committee
sequestration order was not an order pursuant to BBEDCA Sec. 254, under which sequestrations may be ordered to
enforce the discretionary spending limits (BBEDCA Sec. 251) and the pay-as-you-go, or PAYGO, requirements
(BBEDCA Sec. 252). This is significant because the Sec. 256 sequestration rules apply only to a sequestration order
issued under Sec. 254. Thus, OMB concluded that the Sec. 256 rules “do not apply to a Joint Committee sequestration,
except to the extent those rules are otherwise made applicable by another provision of law.” While Sec. 251A(8) of
BBEDCA specifically applies the Sec. 256 rules to a Joint Committee sequestration of nonexempt direct (i.e.,
mandatory) spending, there is no such provision for discretionary spending in Sec. 251A(7).
36
A small amount of the CHCF funding for health centers is provided to other types of facilities that are supported
under the federal health center program, including those that serve the homeless and residents of public housing. This
funding is fully sequestrable at the rate applicable to nonexempt mandatory programs.
37
The revised discretionary spending limits for FY2014-FY2021 would be enforced through a separate sequestration
process pursuant to BBEDCA Sec. 251 (see footnote 32).
38
For more discussion and analysis of the impact of spending reductions triggered by the BCA, see CRS Report
R42051, Budget Control Act: Potential Impact of Sequestration on Health Reform Spending, by C. Stephen Redhead.
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Table 1. ACA Discretionary Spending: Health Centers and Clinics
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
Health Centers: Existing Program
5601
Reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 330
(HRSA)
Health centers. Permanently reauthorizes funding for the program
that provides operating grants to health centers serving federally
designated medically underserved populations and furnishing
comprehensive primary care services, referrals, and other services
needed to facilitate access to such care, regardless of ability to pay.
Eligible grantees include community, migrant, public housing, and
homeless health centers that meet the statutory requirements of PHSA
Sec. 330.
$2,989 million for FY2010, $3,862 million for FY2011, $4,991 million for
FY2012, $6,449 million for FY2013, $7,333 million for FY2014, and
$8,333 million for FY2015; amounts in subsequent years based on
previous year’s funding, subject to adjustment.
FY2011 funding = $2,581 million (incl. $1,000 million from the
CHCF); FY2012 funding = $2,767 million (incl. $1,200 million from
the CHCF); FY2013 funding = $2,944 million (incl. $1,465 million
from the CHCF); FY2014 request = $3,767 million (incl. $2,200
million from the CHCF).a [CFDA 93.224, 93.527]
Note: ACA Sec. 10503(c) appropriated $1.5 billion for the period
FY2011 through FY2015 for health center construction and renovation;
see CRS Report R41301.
Health Centers and Clinics: New Programs
4101(b)
5208
CRS-10
New PHSA Sec.
399Z-1 (HRSA)
School-based health centers (SBHCs). Requires the Secretary to
award grants to fund the management and operation of SBHCs that
provide comprehensive physical and behavioral health services to
children and adolescents, subject to parental consent. SBHCs that meet
certain specified criteria and match 20% of the grant amount with nonfederal funds (unless waived). Preference may be given to SBHCs serving
children and adolescents who have limited access to or difficulty
accessing health care.
SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014.
New PHSA Sec.
330A-1 (HRSA)
Nurse-managed health clinics (NMHCs). Requires the Secretary to
award grants to fund the operation of NMHCs—associated with
schools, colleges, federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), or
nonprofit health/social services agencies—that provide comprehensive
primary health care and wellness services to vulnerable or underserved
populations regardless of income or insurance status. At least one
advanced practice nurse must hold an executive management position in
the NMHC.
$50 million for FY2010, and SSAN for each of FY2011 through FY2014.
Note: ACA Sec. 4101(a) appropriated a total of $200 million for SBHC
construction and renovation; see CRS Report R41301.
Note: This new program received $15 million in FY2010 funds from the
PPHF but has not received any funding since that time. [CFDA 93.515]
Discretionary Spending in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
10504
New authority
(HRSA)
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
Summary of Provision
Access to affordable care demonstration program. Within six
months of enactment, requires the Secretary to establish a three-year
demonstration project in up to 10 states—each state may receive up to
$2 million—to provide access to comprehensive health care services to
the uninsured. Eligible grantees must be state-based, nonprofit, publicprivate partnerships that provide access to comprehensive health care
services to the uninsured at reduced fees.
SSAN (no years specified).
Sources: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Funding amounts are taken from HRSA’s budget documents, including the FY2013 sequestration operating plan, available at http://www.hrsa.gov/about/budget/index.html.
Note: For more information on health centers, see CRS Report R42433, Federal Health Centers, by Elayne J. Heisler.
a.
Annual funding totals for health centers include the following amounts for the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) program: FY2011 = $100 million; FY2012 = $95 million;
FY2013 = $89 million; FY2014 request = $95 million. Under the FTCA, health center employees and contractors are considered federal employees and are immune
from medical malpractice lawsuits while acting within the scope of their employment. The federal government assumes responsibility for such malpractice claims.
Table 2. ACA Discretionary Spending: Health Care Workforce
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
National Health Service Corps (NHSC)
5207
CRS-11
Reauthorizes
PHSA Title III,
Part D, Subpart III
(HRSA)
NHSC scholarships and loan repayments. Permanently
reauthorizes funding for the NHSC program. In exchange for a
commitment to work in a federally designated Health Professional
Shortage Area (HPSA), the program provides (1) scholarships to
students training in a primary care discipline to cover tuition, fees, other
educational costs, and a stipend; and (2) student loan repayments of up
to $50,000 a year to primary care and mental health clinicians. To be
eligible for a scholarship, a student must be accepted or enrolled in a
training program for medicine, dentistry, family nurse practitioner, nurse
midwife, or physician assistant, and agree to two to four years of service
in an NHSC-approved site in a HPSA. Loan repayments are for primary
care, dental, and mental health clinicians who agree to at least two years
of service in an NHSC-approved site in a HPSA.
$320 million for FY2010, $414 million for FY2011, $535 million for
FY2012, $691 million for FY2013, $893 million for FY2014, and $1,155
billion for FY2015; amounts in subsequent years based on previous
year’s funding, subject to adjustment.
FY2011 funding = $315 million (incl. $290 million from the CHCF);
FY2012 funding = $295 million (all CHCF); FY2013 funding = $285
million (all CHCF); FY2014 request = $305 million (all CHCF).
[CFDA 93.162, 93.288, 93.547]
Discretionary Spending in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
Physicians: Existing Program
5301
Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 747
(HRSA)
Primary care training and enhancement program. (1) Authorizes
five-year grants to public and nonprofit private hospitals, medical
schools, academically affiliated physician assistant training programs, and
other public and nonprofit private entities to support training programs
in primary care. Funds are to be used to plan, develop and operate
accredited training programs, including residency and internship
programs, in family medicine, general internal medicine, and general
pediatrics and to provide financial assistance (e.g., traineeships). (2)
Authorizes five-year grants to medical schools for primary care capacity
building. Funds are to be used to create academic units or programs that
improve clinical teaching in the primary care fields, and (in a separate
authorization) to integrate academic units to enhance interdisciplinary
recruitment, training, and faculty development. Funding priority given to
entities proposing innovative approaches to primary care training and
with a record of training primary care providers, among other things.
For both grant programs, $125 million for FY2010, and SSAN for each
of FY2011 through FY2014. Note: 15% of the amount appropriated must
be used for physician assistant training programs.
Pediatric specialist loan repayment program. Requires the
Secretary to implement a loan repayment program that pays up to
$35,000 for each year of service (for a maximum of three years) to
practicing or in-training pediatric specialists and surgeons, as well as
child and adolescent mental health specialists, who agree to at least two
years of service in a HPSA.
$30 million for each of FY2010 through FY2014 for loan repayments to
pediatric specialists and surgeons; $20 million for each of FY2010
through FY2013 for loan repayments to mental health providers.
A separate authorization of $750,000 for each of FY2010 through
FY2014 is provided for capacity building grants to integrate academic
units.
FY2011 funding = $39 million; FY2012 funding = $39 million; FY2013
funding = $37 million; FY2014 request = $51 million. [CFDA 93.510,
93.514, 93.884]
Note: For FY2010, this program received $198 million in PPHF funds in
addition to its annual discretionary appropriation of $39 million.
Physicians: New Programs
5203
New PHSA Sec.
775 (HRSA)
FY2014 request = $5 million.
5508(a)
New PHSA Sec.
749A (HRSA)
Teaching health centers development grants. Authorizes threeyear grants of up to $500,000 to FQHCs, rural health clinics, Indian
health centers, and entities receiving PHSA Title X (family planning)
funds that establish or expand a primary care residency training
program.
$25 million for FY2010, $50 million for each of FY2011 and FY2012, and
SSAN for each fiscal year thereafter.
10501(l)
New PHSA Sec.
749B (HRSA)
Rural physician training grants. Requires the Secretary to (1) award
grants medical schools for recruiting students most likely to practice in
underserved rural communities and for providing rural-focused training
and experience; and (2) within 60 days of enactment, by regulation,
define underserved rural communities. Priority is given to entities that
train students to practice in rural communities, that have established
partnerships with rural community health centers, or who submit a longterm plan for tracking where graduates practice. [Note: HRSA published
an interim final rule on May 26, 2010 (75 Federal Register 29447).]
$4 million for each of FY2010 through FY2013.
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ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
Dentistry: Existing Program
5303
New PHSA Sec.
748; authority
previously part of
Sec. 747 (HRSA)
General, pediatric, and public health dentistry training.
Authorizes grants or contracts to dental and dental hygiene schools, as
well as approved residency or advanced education programs in general,
pediatric, or public health dentistry, for dental training activities including
faculty development, financial assistance, faculty loan repayment
programs, technical assistance for pediatric dental programs, and preand post-doctoral training programs in dental primary care. Gives
priority to entities that train individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds,
who have a record of placing graduates in facilities that provide care to
the underserved, or whose programs focus on providing care to the
underserved through demonstrated partnerships with FQHCs, rural
health clinics, or through having programs focused on specific topics,
such as HIV/AIDs.
$30 million for FY2010, and SSAN for each of FY2011 through FY2015;
permits grantees to carry over funds for up to three fiscal years.
Alternative dental health care provider demonstration
program. Authorizes the Secretary to award 15 five-year grants of not
less than $4 million to train or employ alternative dental health care
providers (e.g., community dental health coordinators, dental health
aides) to increase access to dental health care services in rural and other
underserved communities. Eligible grantees include institutions of higher
education; public-private entities; FQHCs; facilities operated by the IHS
or by Indian tribes or organizations; state or county public health clinics;
public hospitals or health systems; and accredited dental education
programs.
SSAN (no years specified).
FY2011 funding = $17 million; FY2012 funding = $20 million; FY2013
funding = $19 million (est.); FY2014 request = $21 million. [CFDA
93.059, 93.884]
Note: HRSA also administers a state oral health workforce grant
program (PHSA Sec. 340G): FY2011 funding = $16 million; FY2012
funding = $12 million; FY2013 funding = $11 million (est.); FY2014
request = $12 million. [CFDA 93.236]
Dentistry: New Program
5304
CRS-13
New PHSA Sec.
340G-1 (HRSA)
Note: The Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2011(P.L. 112-10) and the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. 112-74) prohibited HRSA funding for this
demonstration program in FY2011 and FY2012, respectively. This
prohibition was continued in FY2013 by the Full-Year Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-6).
Discretionary Spending in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
Nursing: Existing Programs
5309(a)
5311(a)
5312
Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 831
(HRSA)
Nurse education, practice, quality, and retention program.
Authorizes grants or contracts to expand enrollment in baccalaureate
nursing programs; provide training in new technologies; develop cultural
competencies; expand nursing practice arrangements in non-institutional
settings; and support nurse retention programs that offer career
advancement for nursing personnel, enhance collaboration among nurses
and other health professionals, and promote nurse involvement in
clinical decision making. Eligible grantees include nursing schools, health
care facilities (including NMHCs), or partnerships of the two.
SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014. See also ACA Sec. 5312
below, which reauthorized appropriations for several Title VIII nursing
education programs including Sec. 831.
Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 846A
(HRSA)
Nursing faculty loan program. Authorizes loans to nursing school
students pursuing advanced degrees to become qualified nursing faculty.
Sets the annual loan limit at $35,500 for FY2010 and FY2011; for
subsequent fiscal years, the loan limit is subject to a cost-of-attendance
adjustment. Students who go on to serve as nursing school faculty may
have up to 85% of their loan repayment cancelled.
SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014.
Amends PHSA
Sec. 871;
previously Sec.
841 (HRSA)
Authorization of appropriations. Reauthorizes funding for the
following PHSA Title VIII nursing workforce programs:
For PHSA Secs. 811, 821, 831, and new 831A (see ACA Sec. 5309(b)
below), $338 million for FY2010, and SSAN for each of FY2011 through
FY2016.
1. Advanced nursing education (PHSA Sec. 811) – grants to accredited
programs for advanced nurse education including combined registered
nurse masters degree programs, authorized nurse practitioner
programs, accredited nurse midwifery programs, and accredited nurse
anesthesia programs.
2. Nursing workforce diversity (PHSA Sec. 821) – grants to nursing
schools, academic health centers, state or local governments, and other
appropriate public or private nonprofit entities for stipends and
scholarships so as to increase nursing education opportunities for
disadvantaged individuals.
3. Nurse education, practice, quality, and retention (PHSA Sec. 831) –
see ACA Sec. 5309(a) above.
Note: ACA did not reauthorize funding for the nursing education loan
repayment and scholarship programs authorized under PHSA Sec. 846.a
CRS-14
FY2011 funding = $40 million; FY2012 funding = $40 million; FY2013
funding = $37 million; FY2014 request = $40 million. [CFDA 93.359,
93.503]
FY2011 funding = $25 million; FY2012 funding = $25 million; FY2013
funding = $23 million; FY2014 request = $25 million. [CFDA 93.264]
Sec. 811: FY2011 funding = $64 million; FY2012 funding = $63
million; FY2013 funding = $60 million; FY2014 request = $83
million. [CFDA 93.124, 93.247, 93.358, 93.513]
Sec. 821: FY2011 funding = $16 million; FY2012 funding = $16
million; FY2013 funding = $15 million; FY2014 request = $16
million. [CFDA 93.178]
Sec. 831: see ACA Sec. 5309(a) above for funding amounts.
Discretionary Spending in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
Nursing: New Programs
5309(b)
New PHSA Sec.
831A (HRSA)
Nurse retention program. New authority that largely duplicates the
nurse retention grant program authorized under PHSA Sec. 831; see
ACA Sec. 5309(a) above.
SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2012. See also ACA Sec. 5312
above.
5311(b)
New PHSA Sec.
847 (HRSA)
Nursing faculty loan repayment program. Authorizes a loan
repayment program for qualified nursing students or graduates who
agree to serve as nursing faculty for four to six years. Sets the annual
loan limit for FY2010 and FY2011 at $10,000 for individuals with a
master’s or equivalent degree in nursing ($20,000 for those with a
doctorate or equivalent degree in nursing), and an aggregate loan limit of
$40,000 for individuals with a master’s or equivalent degree in nursing
($80,000 for those with a doctorate or equivalent degree in nursing).
Thereafter, the annual and aggregate loan limits are subject to a cost-ofattendance adjustment.
SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014.
5316
New authority
Family nurse practitioner demonstration program. Requires the
Secretary to award three-year demonstration grants to FQHCs and
NMHCs, not to exceed $600,000 a year, for programs to train nurse
practitioners as primary care providers (as defined in ACA Sec. 5208).
Preference given to bilingual individuals.
SSAN for each of FY2011 through FY2014.
Geriatrics and Long-Term Care: Existing Program
5305(c)
Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 865;
previously Sec.
855 (HRSA)
Geriatric nursing education and training. Provides grants for
traineeships for individuals preparing for advanced degrees in geriatric
nursing or other nursing areas that specialize in elder care. Eligible
grantees include nursing schools, health care facilities, programs leading
to certification as a certified nurse assistant, and partnerships of such
schools, facilities, and programs.
SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014.
FY2011 funding = $5 million; FY2012 funding = $4 million; FY2013
funding = $4 million; FY2014 request = $4 million. [CFDA 93.265]
Geriatrics and Long-Term Care (LTC): New Programs
5302
CRS-15
New PHSA Sec.
747A (HRSA)
Direct care worker training. Requires the Secretary to establish a
grant program to provide new training opportunities, such as tuition and
fee assistance, for direct care workers employed in LTC settings.
Individuals who receive assistance are required to work in the field of
geriatrics, disability services, LTC services and supports, or chronic care
management for a minimum of two years. Eligible grantees include
institutions of higher education that have an established partnership with
an LTC entity, as specified.
$10 million for the period FY2011 through FY2013.
Discretionary Spending in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
ACA
Section
5305(a)
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Amends PHSA
Sec. 753 by
adding new
subsections (d)(e) (HRSA)
Summary of Provision
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
Geriatric workforce development; geriatric career incentive
awards. (1) Requires the Secretary to award no more than 24 grants or
contracts for $150,000 to entities that operate geriatric education
centers to support short-term intensive courses on geriatrics and LTC,
and support training for family caregivers and direct care workers.
Eligible grantees include accredited schools of allied health, medicine,
nursing, dentistry, osteopathic medicine, optometry, podiatric medicine,
veterinary medicine, public health, or chiropractic care; accredited
graduate programs in clinical psychology, clinical social work, health
administration, marriage and family therapy, and counseling; and
physician assistant programs. (2) Requires the Secretary to award grants
or contracts to advance practice nurses, clinical social workers,
pharmacists, and psychologists pursuing an advanced degree in geriatrics
or a related field, in return for agreeing to teach or practice in the field
of geriatrics, LTC, or chronic care management for a minimum of five
years upon completion of the degree.
(1) $10.8 million for the period FY2011 through FY2014. (2) $10 million
for the period FY2011 through FY2013.
Education and training in pain care. Authorizes a grant program to
train health professionals in pain care. Eligible grantees include health
professions schools, hospices, and other public and private entities.
Applicants must agree to include training and education on recognizing
the signs and symptoms of pain; applicable laws and policies on
controlled substances; interdisciplinary approaches to pain care delivery;
barriers to care in underserved populations; and recent developments in
pain care. [See also Table 14.]
SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2012, to remain available until
expended.
Note: The three existing geriatric education and training programs
authorized under PHSA Sec. 753(a)-(c), which support activities that are
broadly comparable to those authorized in the new ACA programs,
have received the following amounts: FY2011 funding = $34 million;
FY2012 funding = $31 million, FY2013 funding = $29 million; FY2014
request = $31 million. [CFDA 93.156, 93.250, 93.969]
Pain Care: New Program
4305(c)
New PHSA Sec.
759 (HRSA)
Public Health: Existing Programs
10501(m)(2)
CRS-16
Amends PHSA
Sec. 770 (HRSA)
Public health and preventive medicine programs. Reauthorizes
funding for the public health workforce programs authorized under
PHSA Secs. 765-769. They include grants for public health training
centers; tuition, fees, and stipends for traineeships in public health and in
health administration; and residency programs in preventive medicine
and dental public health. Several programs mention preference for
underserved communities or underrepresented minorities. Eligible
grantees include accredited academic institutions, as well as state, local
and tribal public health departments.
$43 million for FY2011, and SSAN for each of FY2012 through FY2015.
FY2011 funding = $30 million (incl. $20 million from the PPHF);
FY2012 funding = $33 million (incl. $25 million from the PPHF);
FY2013 funding = $8 million; FY2014 request = $8 million (incl. $5
million from the PPHF). [CFDA 93.117, 93.249, 93.516, 93.964]
Discretionary Spending in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
Public Health: New Programs
5204
New PHSA Sec.
776 (HRSA)
Public health workforce loan repayment program. Requires the
Secretary to establish a student loan repayment program that pays up to
$35,000 a year, or one-third of total debt, whichever is less, to increase
the supply of public health professionals. Eligible individuals must agree
to work for at last three years in a public health agency or related
training fellowship.
$195 million for FY2010, and SSAN for each of FY2011 through FY2015.
5206(b)
New PHSA Sec.
777 (HRSA)
Public health and allied health scholarship program. Authorizes
grants to accredited institutions for scholarships to help support the
training of mid-career professionals in public health and allied health.
Available grant funds are to be divided 50:50 between supporting public
health and allied health professionals.
$60 million for FY2010, and SSAN for each of FY2011 through FY2015.
5313
New PHSA Sec.
399V (CDC)
Community health worker (CHW) program. Requires CDC to
award grants to promote healthy behaviors and outcomes for
populations in medically underserved communities through programs of
training and supervision of CHWs. Eligible grantees include states and
subdivisions, health departments, free clinics, hospitals, and FQHCs.
Priority is to be given to applicants that target areas with a high
proportion of uninsured or underinsured individuals, or with high rates
of chronic illness or infant mortality.
SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014.
5314
New PHSA Sec.
778 (CDC)
CDC training fellowships. Authorizes the Secretary to expand
existing CDC training fellowships in epidemiology, laboratory science,
and informatics; the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS); and other
training programs that meet similar objectives. Participants may be
placed in state and local health agencies, and states can receive federal
assistance for loan repayment programs for such participants. [CFDA
93.065]
$39.5 million for each of FY2010 through FY2013 ($24.5 million for EIS,
and $5 million each for epidemiology, laboratory science, and
informatics).
5315
New PHSA Title
II, Part D – Secs.
271-274 (U.S.
Surgeon General)
United States Public Health Sciences Track. Authorizes the
establishment of a science track at academic sites selected by the
Secretary to award degrees that emphasize team-based service, public
health, epidemiology, and emergency preparedness and response. Funds
may be used for program development and for tuition and stipends for
students who meet a service obligation, including in the United States
Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps.
Requires the Secretary to transfer SSAN from the Public Health and
Social Services Emergency Fund for FY2010 and each fiscal year
thereafter. Note: P.L. 112-10 prohibited any such transfer of funds.b
CRS-17
Discretionary Spending in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
ACA
Section
5210
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Amends PHSA
Sec. 203 (U.S.
Surgeon General)
Summary of Provision
USPHS Commissioned Corps. Establishes a Ready Reserve Corps
of officers who are subject to involuntary call to active duty (including
for training) by the Surgeon General, in order to bolster the available
workforce for both routine and emergency public health missions.
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
$17.5 million for each of FY2010 through FY2014 ($5 million for
recruitment and training, $12.5 million for the Ready Reserve Corps).
Workforce Diversity, Health Disparities, Cultural Competency: Existing Programs
5307(a)
Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 741
(HRSA)
Cultural competency, prevention, public health, disparities, and
individuals with disability training. Authorizes grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements under PHSA Title VII (Health Professions
Education) for the development and evaluation of research,
demonstration projects, and model curricula that provide training in
cultural competency, prevention, public health proficiency, reducing
health disparities, and aptitude for working with individuals with
disabilities. The Secretary is required to coordinate this program with
the one authorized under PHSA Sec. 807.
SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2015.
5307(b)
Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 807
(HRSA)
Cultural competency, prevention, public health, disparities, and
individuals with disability training. Authorizes grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements under PHSA Title VIII (Nursing Workforce
Development) for the development and evaluation of research,
demonstration projects, and model curricula that provide training in
cultural competency, prevention, public health proficiency, reducing
health disparities, and aptitude for working with individuals with
disabilities. The Secretary is required to coordinate this program with
the one authorized under PHSA Sec. 741.
SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2015.
5401
Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 736
(HRSA)
Centers of excellence (COE). Requires the Secretary to fund COEs
at health professions schools that recruit, enroll and graduate
underrepresented minorities or that recruit underrepresented
minorities serving in faculty or administrative positions.
$50 million for each of FY2010 through FY2015, and SSAN for each
subsequent fiscal year.
CRS-18
FY2011 funding = $24 million; FY2012 funding = $23 million; FY2013
funding = $21 million; FY2014 request = $23 million. [CFDA 93.157]
Discretionary Spending in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
ACA
Section
5402
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Amends PHSA
Sec. 740 (HRSA)
Summary of Provision
Authorization of appropriations. Reauthorizes funding for the
following PHSA Title VII workforce diversity programs:
1. Scholarships for disadvantaged students (PHSA Sec. 737) – grants
to health professions schools for awarding scholarships to students from
disadvantaged backgrounds with financial need.
2. Faculty loan repayment program (PHSA Sec. 738) – loan repayment
program for health profession graduates from disadvantaged
backgrounds who serve as faculty at an eligible health professions college
for at least two years.
3. Health careers opportunity program (PHSA Sec. 739) – grants to
health professions schools and other educational institutions to improve
recruitment and academic preparation of students from disadvantaged
backgrounds.
5403(a)
Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 751
(HRSA)
Area Health Education Centers (AHECs). Requires the Secretary
to award grants (with a matching requirement) to medical and nursing
schools of at least $250,000 to (1) plan, develop, and operate AHEC
programs; and (2) to maintain and improve the effectiveness of existing
AHEC programs. AHECs recruit, train, and prepare individuals from
minority populations or from disadvantaged or rural backgrounds to
work in medically underserved areas.
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
For Sec. 737, $51 million for FY2010, and SSAN for each of FY2011
through FY2014. For Sec. 738, $5 million for each of FY2010 through
FY2014. For Sec. 739, $60 million for FY2010, and SSAN for each of
FY2011 through FY2014.
Sec. 737: FY2011 funding = $49 million; FY2012 funding = $47
million; FY2013 funding = $44; FY2014 request = $47 million. [CFDA
93.925]
Sec. 738: FY2011 funding = $1 million; FY2012 funding = $1 million;
FY2013 funding = $1 million; FY2014 request = $1 million. [CFDA
93.923]
Sec. 739: FY2011 funding = $22 million; FY2012 funding = $15
million; FY2013 funding = $14 million; FY2014 request = $0. [CFDA
93.822]
$125 million for each of FY2010 through FY2014; funds may be carried
over for up to three fiscal years.
FY2011 funding = $33 million; FY2012 funding = $27 million; FY2013
funding = $28 million; FY2014 request = $0. [CFDA 93.107, 93.824]
Workforce Diversity, Health Disparities, Cultural Competency: New Program
5403(b)
CRS-19
New PHSA Sec.
752 (HRSA)
Continuing educational support for health professionals serving
in underserved communities. Requires the Secretary to award
grants to enhance education through distance learning, continuing
education, collaborative conferences, and telehealth, with a focus on
primary care. Eligible grantees include health professions schools,
academic health centers, state or local governments, or other public or
nonprofit entities participating in training activities. [CFDA 93.189]
$5 million for each of FY2010 through FY2014, and SSAN for each
subsequent fiscal year.
Discretionary Spending in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
Mental and Behavioral Health: New Program
5306
Redesignates
PHSA Sec. 756 as
Sec. 757, and
adds a new Sec.
756 (HRSA)
Mental and behavioral health education and training grants.
Authorizes grants for the recruitment and education of students in
social work, interdisciplinary psychology training, and internships or
other field placement programs related to child and adolescent mental
health. Priority for social work grants given to schools of social work
meeting certain criteria such as recruiting from and placing graduates
into areas with a high-need and high-demand population. Priority for
psychology grants given to institutions that focus on the needs of
specified vulnerable groups. Priority for grants to train professional and
paraprofessional child and adolescent mental health workers given to
applicants that can, among other things, assess workforce needs and that
have programs designed to increase the number of child and adolescent
mental health workers serving high-priority populations.
$35 million for the period of FY2010 through FY2013 ($8 million for
training in social work, $12 million for training in graduate psychology,
$10 million for training in professional child and adolescent mental
health, and $5 million for training in paraprofessional child and
adolescent mental health).
HRSA: FY2012 funding = $10 million (all PPHF); FY2013 funding =
$0; FY2014 request = $0. Note: SAMHSA’s FY2014 budget requests
$35 million to expand the mental and behavioral health workforce,
through a partnership with HRSA. [CFDA 93.732]
Note: HRSA’s graduate psychology education program, which predates
ACA, received $3 million in each of FY2011, FY2012, and FY2013. The
FY2014 request is for the same amount.
Policy and Planning: Existing Program
5103
Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 761
(HRSA)
Health care workforce program assessment. Requires the
Secretary to establish a National Center for Health Care Workforce
Analysis, award grants to support state and regional centers for health
workforce analysis, and increase funding for longitudinal evaluations of
specified individuals who have received education, training, or financial
assistance from programs under PHSA Title VII.
For the National Center, $7.5 million for each of FY2010 through
FY2014; for state and regional centers, $4.5 million for each of FY2010
through FY2014; and for longitudinal evaluations, SSAN for FY2010
through FY2014.
FY2011 funding = $3 million; FY2012 funding = $3 million; FY2013
funding = $3 million; FY2014 request = $5 million. Note: These
amounts also include funding for Sec. 792 (health professions data) and
Sec. 806 (nursing grant program data). [CFDA 93.300]
Policy and Planning: New Programs
5101
CRS-20
New authority
National Health Care Workforce Commission. Establishes a 15member commission focused on evaluating and meeting the need for
health care workers in the United States. The commission is required to
conduct studies, produce annual reports beginning in 2011, and make
recommendations on high-priority topics related to the health care
workforce.
SSAN (no years specified).
Discretionary Spending in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
5102
New authority
(HRSA)
Summary of Provision
State health care workforce development grants. Establishes a
matching grants program for state partnerships to plan and implement
activities leading to coherent and comprehensive health care workforce
development strategies at the state and local levels. Planning grants of up
to $150,000 are for up to one year and require a 15% match.
Implementation grants are for up to two years (with up to one
additional year of funding) and require a 25% match.
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
For planning grants, $8 million for FY2010, and SSAN for each
subsequent fiscal year. For implementation grants, $150 million for
FY2010, and SSAN for each subsequent fiscal year.
Note: This program received $6 million in FY2010 funds from the PPHF.
[CFDA 93.509]
Sources: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Funding amounts are taken from HRSA’s budget documents, including the FY2013 sequestration operating plan, available at http://www.hrsa.gov/about/budget/index.html.
a.
The nursing education loan repayment program repays 60% of a registered nurse’s educational loans in return for a two-year commitment to work in a health care
facility with a critical shortage of nurses. Participants may have an additional 25% of their loan repaid in exchange for one more year of service. The nurse scholarship
program offer scholarships to individuals attending nursing school in exchange for at least two years working in a health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses.
Together the two programs, which are authorized under PHSA Sec. 846 and collectively known as NURSE Corps, received $94 million in FY2010, $93 million in
FY2011, $83 million in FY2012, and $78 million in FY2013. The FY2014 request is for $83 million. The authorization of appropriations for Sec. 846 expired at the end
of FY2007 and was not reauthorized by ACA.
b.
The Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (P.L. 112-10, Div. B, Sec. 1828) prohibited the transfer of funds from the Public Health
and Social Services Emergency Fund (PHSSEF) to support the U.S. Public Health Sciences Track. The PHSSEF is an HHS account administered by the Secretary.
Congress has historically used the PHSSEF to provide one-time funding for non-routine activities. Each fiscal year, Congress appropriates amounts to the PHSSEF for
specified purposes. ACA did not authorize or appropriate funds to the PHSSEF.
CRS-21
Discretionary Spending in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Table 3. ACA Discretionary Spending: Prevention and Wellness
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
Community-Based Prevention: Existing Programs
3509/3511
4003
4102(b)
4204
New PHSA Secs.
229 (OS), 310A
(CDC), 925
(AHRQ); new
SSA Sec. 713
(HRSA); and new
FFDCA Sec. 1011
(FDA). Amends
PHSA Secs.
486(a) (NIH) and
501(f) (SAMHSA).
Offices on Women’s Health. Establishes offices of women’s health in
OS, CDC, AHRQ, HRSA, and FDA. Grants, agreements, or contracts
may be awarded for activities of the OS office to establish an
information center and coordinating committee. Activities at the other
offices include making recommendations regarding grant-making through
other agency accounts, not direct grant-making.
For the new offices, SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014. For NIH
and SAMHSA offices, SSAN (no years specified).
Amends the existing authorities for NIH’s Office of Research on
Women’s Health (ORWH) and SAMHSA’s Associate Administrator for
Women’s Services by specifying that the ORWH director and the
Associate Administrator are to report directly to the NIH Director and
the SAMHSA Administrator, respectively.
NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health: FY2011 funding = $42
million; FY2012 funding = $42 million; FY2013 funding = $40 million
(est.); FY2014 request = $43 million.
Amends PHSA
Sec. 915(a)
(AHRQ). New
PHSA Sec. 399U
(CDC).
Clinical and community preventive services task forces.
Reauthorizes and expands the authority for the U.S. Preventive Services
Task Force (USPSTF) to review and recommend effective clinical
preventive services. Provides explicit statutory authority for the existing
Task Force on Community Preventive Services (TFCPS) to review and
recommend effective community-based interventions.
SSAN for each fiscal year to carry out the activities of the USPSTF and
the TFCPS.
Amends PHSA
Sec. 317M(c)
(CDC, HRSA)
School-based dental sealant program. Amends the existing schoolbased dental sealant grant program, which was discretionary, by
requiring the Secretary to award grants to the 50 states and to Indian
tribes for school-based dental sealant programs.
Authority expired at end of FY2005; ACA does not authorize new
funding.
Amends PHSA
Sec. 317 and adds
a new subsection
(m) (CDC)
Immunization programs. Provides explicit authority for states to
purchase vaccines at prices negotiated by Secretary. Permanently
reauthorizes state immunization grants. Requires new immunization
demonstration grants.
SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014 for demonstration grants;
SSAN (no years specified) for other authorities.
OS Office on Women’s Health: FY2011 funding = $34 million;
FY2012 funding = $34 million; FY2013 funding = $33 million; FY2014
request = $27 million.
AHRQ funding for USPSTF: FY2011 funding = $11 million (incl. $7
million from the PPHF); FY2012 funding = $11 million (incl. $7
million from the PPHF); FY2013 funding = $10 million (incl. $6
million from the PPHF) (est.); FY2014 request = $11 million.
Funding for all CDC’s existing oral health programs under Sec.
317M: FY2011 = $15 million; FY2012 = $15 million, FY2013 funding
= $14 million; FY2014 request = $16 million.
Funding for the Sec. 317 vaccination program: FY2011 = $589
million (incl. $100 million from the PPHF); FY2012 = $620 million
(incl. $190 million from the PPHF); FY2013 = $528 million (incl.
$119 million from the PPHF and transfers); FY2014 request = $581
million (incl. $72 million from the PPHF). [CFDA 93.185, 93.268,
93.533, 93.539]
Note: The amounts above include funding for program implementation
and accountability.
CRS-22
Discretionary Spending in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
ACA
Section
10334
10412
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Amends PHSA
Sec. 1707 (OS)
and PHSA Title IV
(NIH)
Reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 312
(HRSA)
Summary of Provision
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
Offices of Minority Health. Elevates the existing OS Office of
Minority Health and NIH National Center on Minority Health and
Health Disparities (NCMHD); instructs the OS office to award grants
and undertake other activities to improve minority health status; and
gives the new NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health
Disparities (NIMHD) responsibility for minority health disparities
research and other health disparities research at NIH.
SSAN for each of FY2011 through FY2016 for OS office.
Rural access to emergency devices. Reauthorizes a program of
grants to community partnerships for the purchase and distribution of
automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) in rural communities, and to
support AED training for first responders.
$25 million for each of FY2003 through FY2014.
NIMHD: FY2011 funding = $276 million; FY2012 funding = $276
million; FY2013 funding = $260 million; FY2014 request = $283
million.
OS Office of Minority Health: FY2011 funding = $56 million;
FY2012 funding = $56 million; FY2013 funding = $40 million; FY2014
request = $41 million.
FY2011 funding = $0.2 million; FY2012 funding = $1 million; FY2013
funding = $2 million; FY2014 request = $0. [CFDA 93.259]
Community-Based Prevention: New Programs
4004
New authority
Education and outreach regarding prevention. Requires the
Secretary to carry out various specified communications activities
regarding health promotion and disease prevention, for common and
serious chronic health problems. They include establishing, within one
year of enactment, a national media campaign on health promotion and
disease prevention.
SSAN for each fiscal year; no more than $500 million total.
Note: Education and outreach for health promotion are core public
health activities and a part of many HHS programs, authorized in broad
language in the PHSA. Thus, it is not possible to identify total funding for
Sec. 4004 implementation. However, HHS reported using $30 million in
FY2012 PPHF funds for tobacco prevention media activities and
prevention education and outreach. HHS did not allocate PPHF funds for
comparable activities in FY2013, or request such funds for FY2014. CRS
did not find comparable information for FY2011.
4102(a)
New PHSA Secs.
399LL, 399LL-1,
and 399LL-2
(CDC)
Oral health activities. Requires CDC, subject to appropriations, to
fund a five-year national oral health education campaign, and award
grants to community-based providers of dental services for dental caries
disease management programs, among other things.
SSAN (no years specified).
4102(c)
Amends PHSA
Sec. 317M by
adding a new
subsection (d)
(CDC)
Oral health infrastructure. Requires the Secretary to enter into
cooperative agreements with states and tribal entities to establish oral
health leadership and programs to improve oral health.
SSAN for FY2010 through FY2014.
CRS-23
Discretionary Spending in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
4102(d)
New authority
(CDC, AHRQ)
Oral health surveillance. Requires the Secretary to expand the
following surveillance systems to include more information on oral
health: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS);
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES); National
Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS); and Medical Expenditure
Panel Survey (MEPS).
SSAN (no years specified) for PRAMS; SSAN for each of FY2010
through FY2014 for NOHSS; no explicit authorization of appropriations
for NHANES/MEPS expansion.
4201
New authority
(CDC)
Community transformation grants. Requires CDC to fund
competitive grants for the implementation, evaluation, and dissemination
of evidence-based community preventive health activities.
SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014.
4202(a)
New authority
(CDC)
Community wellness pilot program. Requires CDC to award
grants state and local health departments, and to Indian tribes, for fiveyear pilot programs to provide community prevention interventions,
screenings, and clinical referrals for individuals between 55 and 64 years
of age.
SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014.
4206
Amends PHSA
Sec. 330 by
adding a new
subsection (s)
Individualized wellness plan demonstration program. Requires
the Secretary to establish a pilot program in not more than 10
community health centers to test the impact of providing at-risk
individuals who use the centers with individualized wellness plans.
SSAN (no years specified).
4304
New PHSA Sec.
2821 (CDC)
Epidemiology and laboratory capacity grants. Codifies existing
grant programs to strengthen national epidemiology, laboratory, and
information management capacity for the response to infectious diseases
and other conditions of public health importance.
$190 million for each of FY2010 through FY2013 (at least $95 million
for epidemiology, $60 million for information management, and $32
million for laboratories).
FY2011 funding = $145 million (all PPHF); FY2012 funding = $226
million (all PPHF); FY2013 funding = $146 million (all PPHF);
FY2014 request = $146 million (incl. $136 from the PPHF). [CFDA
93.531]
Funding for Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC): FY2011
= $40 million (all PPHF); FY2012 = $40 million (all PPHF); FY2013
funding = $40 million (PPHF and transfers); FY2014 request = $40
million (all PPHF).
10407
New authority
(CDC)
Diabetes activities. Requires CDC to conduct several diabetes
prevention activities including state assessments, vital statistics, physician
education, and funding of an Institute of Medicine (IOM) report.
SSAN (no years specified).
10411
New PHSA Secs.
399V-2 (CDC)
and 425 (NIH)
Congenital heart disease programs. Authorizes CDC to establish a
National Congenital Heart Disease Surveillance System (NCHDSS), or
to award one grant to establish such a system. Authorizes NIH to
expand and coordinate research on congenital heart disease.
SSAN for each of FY2011 through FY2015 for both the surveillance
system and the expanded research program.
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CDC: FY2012 funding = $2 million; FY2013 funding = $2 million;
FY2014 request = $2 million (all PPHF).
Discretionary Spending in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
10413
10501(g)
Summary of Provision
New PHSA Sec.
399NN (OS,
CDC)
Young women’s breast health awareness. Among other things,
requires CDC to conduct an education campaign and award grants for a
media campaign regarding breast health in young women, and to conduct
prevention research; requires the Secretary to award grants to provide
education and assistance to young women diagnosed with breast disease.
New PHSA Sec.
399V-3 (CDC)
National diabetes prevention program. Among other things,
requires the Secretary to award grants for community-based diabetes
prevention program model sites.
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
$9 million for each of FY2010 through FY2014.
FY2011 funding = $5 million; FY2012 funding = $5 million; FY2013
funding = $5 million; FY2014 request amount not specified.
SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014.
FY2011 funding = $0 million; FY2012 funding = $10 million (all
PPHF); FY2013 funding = $0; FY2014 request = $0.
Workplace Wellness: New Program
10408
New authority
(CDC)
Small business wellness program. Requires the Secretary to award
grants to employers to provide their employees with access to
comprehensive workplace wellness programs. Eligible employers are
those with fewer than 100 employees, who work at least 25 hours per
week.
$200 million for the period of FY2011 through FY2015, to remain
available until expended.
FY2011 funding = $10 million (all PPHF); FY2012 funding = $10
million (all PPHF); FY2013 funding = $0; FY2014 request = $0.
Sources: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Funding amounts are taken from agency budget documents, including the FY2013 sequestration operating plans, available at http://www.hhs.gov/budget/, and
communications with the CDC Washington Office.
Table 4. ACA Discretionary Spending: Maternal and Child Health
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
New SSA Sec.
512 (HRSA)
ACA
Section
2952(b)
Summary of Provision
Services to individuals with a postpartum condition. Authorizes
grants to establish, operate and coordinate effective and cost-efficient
systems for the delivery of essential services to individuals with, or at
risk of, postpartum depression and their families. Eligible grantees
include public or nonprofit private entities, state or local government
public-private partnerships, recipients of Healthy Start grants, public or
nonprofit private hospitals, community-based organizations, hospices,
ambulatory care facilities, community health centers, and primary care
centers.
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
$3 million for FY2010, and SSAN for each of FY2011 and FY2012.
Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
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Table 5. ACA Discretionary Spending: Health Care Quality
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
Quality Measure Development, Analysis, and Public Reporting: New Programs
3013(a)&(c)
New PHSA 931
(AHRQ)
Quality measure development. Requires the Secretary, in
consultation with AHRQ and CMS, to (1) identify gaps where no quality
measures exist or where existing measures need improvement, updating
or expansion consistent with the National Strategy for Quality
Improvement; and (2) fund or enter into agreements with eligible
entities that have demonstrated expertise in measure development to
develop, improve, update or expand quality measures in areas identified
as gap areas.
$75 million for each of FY2010 through FY2014, to remain available until
expended. At least 50% of the amounts appropriated must be used
pursuant to SSA Sec. 1890A(e), as added by ACA Sec. 3013(b). See
below.
3013(b)
Amends new SSA
Sec. 1890A, as
added by ACA
Sec. 3014(b), by
adding a new
subsection (e)
(CMS)
Quality and efficiency measures development. Requires CMS, in
consultation with AHRQ, through contracts, to develop quality and
efficiency measures as determined appropriate for use under the SSA.
See ACA Sec. 3013(a)&(c) above.
3015
New PHSA Sec.
399II
Collection and analysis of data for quality and resource use
measures. Requires the Secretary to establish and implement an
overall strategic framework to carry out the public reporting of
performance information. Requires the Secretary to collect and
aggregate consistent data on quality and resource use measures, and
authorizes the Secretary to award grants or contracts for this purpose.
Authorizes the Secretary to award grants or contracts to multistakeholder entities to support new, or improve existing, efforts to
collect and aggregate quality and resource use measures.
SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014.
3015
New PHSA Sec.
399JJ
Public reporting of performance information. Requires the
Secretary to make available to the public, through standardized websites,
performance information summarizing data on quality measures. The
information must include clinical conditions to the extent such data is
available and, where appropriate, be provider-specific and sufficiently
disaggregated and specific to meet the needs of patients with different
clinical conditions.
SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014.
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ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
Quality Improvement Research, Training, and Implementation: New Programs
3501
New PHSA Sec.
933 (AHRQ)
Health care delivery system research. Requires AHRQ to (1)
identify, develop, evaluate, and disseminate innovative strategies for
quality improvement practices in the delivery of health care services that
represent best practice; (2) support research on health care delivery
improvement and facilitate adoption of best practices; and (3) make the
research findings available to the public; among other specified functions.
$20 million for FY2010 through FY2014.
3501/3511
New PHSA Sec.
934 (AHRQ)
Quality improvement technical assistance and implementation.
Requires AHRQ to award grants (with a matching requirement) to
eligible entities for providing technical support to health care providers
in order to help them understand, adapt, and implement the models and
practices identified by the research conducted by the agency. Grantees
must have demonstrated expertise in providing information and
technical support and assistance to health care providers regarding
quality improvement.
SSAN (no years specified).
3508/3511
New authority
Quality and patient safety training. Authorizes the Secretary to
award demonstration grants (with a matching requirement) to eligible
health professions schools or consortia to develop and implement
academic curricula that integrate quality improvement and patient safety
into clinical education of health professionals.
SSAN (no years specified).
Health Care Coordination: Existing Program
3510
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Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 340A
(HRSA)
Patient navigator program. Prohibits the Secretary from awarding a
grant to an entity under this section unless the entity provides
assurances that patient navigators recruited, assigned, trained, or
employed using these grant funds meet certain minimum core
proficiencies. Eligible grantees include public or nonprofit private health
centers (including FQHCs), IHS facilities, hospitals, cancer centers, rural
health clinics, academic health centers, and nonprofit entities that
partner or coordinate referrals with such a facility to provide patient
navigator services.
$3.5 million for FY2010, and SSAN for each of FY2011 through FY2015.
FY2011 funding = $5 million. [CFDA 93.191]
Discretionary Spending in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
Health Care Coordination: New Programs
3502/3511
New authority
Community health team grants to support medical homes.
Requires the Secretary to award grants to or enter into contracts with
states, state-designated entities, and tribal organizations to support
community-based interdisciplinary, interprofessional health teams in
assisting primary care practices. Funding must be used to establish the
health teams and to provide capitated payments to the providers.
SSAN (no years specified).
3503/3511
New PHSA Sec.
935 (AHRQ)
Medication therapy management (MTM) grants. Requires the
Secretary, not later than May 1, 2010, to provide grants to support
MTM services provided by licensed pharmacists that are targeted at
patients who take four or more prescribed medications, take high-risk
medications, have two or more chronic diseases, or have undergone a
transition of care or other factors that are likely to create a high risk for
medication-related problems.
SSAN (no years specified).
3506
New PHSA Sec.
936 (AHRQ)
Program to facilitate shared decision making. Requires the
Secretary, through a contract, to develop and identify standards for
patient decision aids, to review patient decision aids, and develop a
certification process for determining whether patient decision aids meet
those standards. The contract is to be awarded to the entity that holds
the contract under SSA Sec. 1890 (currently the National Quality
Forum). Further requires the Secretary to (1) award grants or contracts
to develop, update, and produce patient decision aids, to test such
materials to ensure they are balanced and evidence-based, and to
educate providers on their use; and (2) to award grants for establishing
Shared Decision Making Resource Centers to develop and disseminate
best practices to speed adoption and effective use of patient decision
aids and shared decision making. Also requires the Secretary to award
grants to providers for the development and implementation of shared
decision-making techniques.
SSAN for FY2010 and each subsequent fiscal year.
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Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
Summary of Provision
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
5405
New PHSA Sec.
399V-1 (AHRQ)
Primary care extension program. Requires the Secretary to
establish a Primary Care Extension Program to award state planning and
implementation grants for Primary Care Extension Program State Hubs,
consisting of the state health department and other specified entities.
State hubs must contract with and provide grant funds to county and
local entities to serve as Primary Care Extension Agencies that assist
primary care providers in implementing patient-centered medical homes
and develop and support primary care learning communities, among
other functions.
$120 million for each of FY2011 and FY2012, and SSAN for each of
FY2013 and FY2014.
5604
New PHSA Sec.
520K (SAMHSA)
Co-locating primary and specialty care in community-based
mental health settings. Requires the Secretary to fund
demonstration projects for providing coordinated and integrated
services to individuals with mental illness and co-occurring chronic
diseases through the co-location of primary and specialty care services in
community-based mental and behavioral health settings.
$50 million for FY2010, and SSAN for each of FY2011 through FY2014.
10333
New PHSA Sec.
340H
Community-based collaborative care network program.
Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to support community-based
collaborative care networks (CCN). An eligible CCN is a consortium of
health care providers with a joint governance structure that provides
comprehensive coordinated and integrated health care services (as
defined by the Secretary) for low-income populations. CCNs must
include a safety net hospital and all FQHCs in the community, as
specified.
SSAN for each of FY2011 through FY2015.
10410
New PHSA Sec.
520B (SAMHSA)
Centers of excellence for depression. Requires SAMHSA to award
five-year grants (with a matching requirement) on a competitive basis to
eligible institutions of higher education or research institutions to
establish national centers of excellence for depression. One grantee is to
be designated as the coordinating center and required to establish and
maintain a national database. Centers of excellence may receive a grant
of up to $5 million; the coordinating center may receive a grant of up to
$10 million.
$100 million for each of FY2011 through FY2015, and $150 million for
each of FY2016 through FY2020.
Note: SAMHSA’s Primary & Behavioral Health Care Integration (PBHCI)
program, authorized under PHSA Sec. 520A, predates ACA and has
received the following amounts: FY2011 funding = $63 million (incl. $35
million from the PPHF); FY2012 = $66 (incl. $35 million from the PPHF);
FY2013 funding = $29; FY2014 request = $28 million (all PPHF).
Sources: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Funding amounts are taken from agency budget documents, including the FY2013 sequestration operating plans, available at http://www.hhs.gov/budget/.
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Table 6. ACA Discretionary Spending: Nursing Homes
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
Summary of Provision
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
6112
New authority
National independent monitor demonstration program.
Requires the Secretary, within one year of enactment, to implement a
two-year demonstration to develop, test, and implement an independent
monitoring program to oversee interstate and large intrastate chains of
skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities (NFs).
SSAN (no years specified); a monitored chain must contribute a portion
of costs of the demonstration, as determined by the Secretary.
6114
New authority
Culture change and information technology demonstration
programs. Requires the Secretary, within one year of enactment, to
award one or more competitive grants to support each of the following
two three-year demonstration projects for SNFs and NFs: (1) develop
best practices for culture change (i.e., patient-centric models of care);
and (2) develop best practices for the use of health information
technology.
SSAN (no years specified).
Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
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Table 7. ACA Discretionary Spending: Health Disparities Data Collection
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
Summary of Provision
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
4302(a)
New PHSA Title
XXXI; new Sec.
3101
Health disparities data collection and analysis. Not later than two
years after enactment, requires federally conducted and supported
health programs and surveys, to the extent practicable, to collect and
report data on race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability
status, as well as other demographic data on health disparities as
deemed appropriate by the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to adopt
standards for the measurement and collection of such data. Requires the
Secretary to analyze the data collected on health disparities; provide for
the public reporting and dissemination of the data and analyses; and
safeguard the privacy of the information. [Note: On October 31, 2011,
HHS published final standards for collecting and reporting health
disparities data. See http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/
browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=208.]
SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014; however, data may not be
collected unless funds are directly appropriated for such purpose.
5605
New authority
Key national indicators. Establishes a Commission on Key National
Indicators composed of eight members appointed by Congress. [Note:
The Commission members were appointed in Dec. 2010. See
http://www.stateoftheusa.org/content/commission-on-key-nationalind.php.] Requires the commission to contract with the National
Academy of Sciences to review available public and private sector
research on key national indicator set selection and determine how best
to establish a key national indicator system, among other things.
Mandates a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of previous
efforts by public, private, or foreign entities to develop best practices for
a key national indicator system. [Note: GAO released its study in March
2011. See http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d11396.pdf.]
$10 million for FY2010, and $7.5 million for each of FY2011 through
FY2018, with amounts appropriated to remain available until expended.
Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
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Table 8. ACA Discretionary Spending: Emergency Care and Trauma Services
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
Summary of Provision
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
Emergency Care and Trauma Services: Existing Programs
3505(a)
Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Secs. 12411245 (HRSA)
Trauma care centers. Requires the Secretary to establish separate
grant programs for IHS and tribal trauma care centers to (1) help defray
substantial uncompensated care costs, (2) further the core missions of
trauma care centers, and (3) provide emergency relief to ensure the
continued availability of trauma services.
$100 million for FY2009, and SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2015.
5603
Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 1910
(HRSA)
Children’s emergency medical services demonstration grants.
Expands emergency services for children who need treatment for
trauma or critical care by lengthening the period for demonstration
grants to four years (with an optional fifth year).
$25 million for FY2010, $26.3 million for FY2011, $27.6 million for
FY2012, $28.9 million for FY2013, and $30.4 million for FY2014.
FY2011 funding = $21 million; FY2012 funding = $21 million; FY2013
funding = $20 million; FY2014 request = $21 million. [CFDA 93.127]
Emergency Care and Trauma Services: New Programs
3504(a)
New PHSA Sec.
1204 (OS)
Regional systems for emergency care. Requires the Assistant
Secretary for Preparedness and Response to award at least four multiyear contracts or grants (with matching requirement) to states and
Indian tribes for pilot projects to improve regional coordination of
emergency services. Priority given to entities that serve a medically
underserved population.
$24 million for each of FY2010 through FY2014.
3504(b)
New PHSA Sec.
498D (NIH,
AHRQ, HRSA,
CDC)
Emergency medicine research. Requires the Secretary to expand
and accelerate basic, translational, and service delivery research on
emergency medical care systems and emergency medicine, including
pediatric emergency medical care. Also requires the Secretary to
support research on the economic impact of coordinated emergency
care systems.
SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014.
3505(b)
New PHSA Secs.
1281-1282
Trauma service availability grants. Requires the Secretary to award
grants to states for the purpose of supporting trauma-related physician
specialties and broadening access to and availability of trauma care
services. States must use at least 40% of the funds for grants to safety
net trauma centers.
$100 million for each of FY2010 through FY2015.
Note: This provision reauthorized funding for several existing trauma
care grant programs in PHSA Title XII Parts A and B (i.e., Secs. 1202,
1203, and 1211-1222), as well as for the new program (i.e., Sec. 1204).
Sources: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Funding amounts are taken from HRSA’s budget documents, including the FY2013 sequestration operating plan, available at http://www.hrsa.gov/about/budget/index.html.
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Table 9. ACA Discretionary Spending: Elder Justice
ACA
Section
6703(a)
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
New SSA Sec.
2021 (OS)
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2022
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2024
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2031
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2041(a)
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2041(b)
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2041(c)
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2042(a)
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Summary of Provision
Elder Justice Coordinating Council. Establishes an Elder Justice
Coordinating Council to include the Secretary as chair and the U.S.
Attorney General, as well as the head of each federal department or
agency, identified by the chair, as having administrative responsibility or
administering programs related to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Advisory Board on Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation.
Establishes an advisory board to create a short- and long-term
multidisciplinary plan for development of the field of elder justice and to
make recommendations to the Elder Justice Coordinating Council.
Authorization of appropriations. Authorizes funding for new SSA
Secs. 2021 (Coordinating Council), 2022 (Advisory Board), and 2023
(human subject protection guidelines for researchers).
Forensic centers and expertise. Requires the Secretary to award
grants to eligible entities to establish and operate stationary and mobile
forensic centers and to develop forensic expertise pertaining to elder
abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Incentives for LTC staffing. Requires the Secretary to award grants
to LTC facilities for them to offer continuing training and varying levels
of certification to employees providing direct care to residents, and to
improve management practices so as to promote retention of direct
care workers.
Certified EHR technology grant program. Authorizes grants to
LTC facilities for specified activities that would assist such entities in
offsetting costs related to purchasing, leasing, developing, and
implementing certified electronic health record technology.
Standards for transactions involving clinical data by LTC
facilities. Requires the Secretary to adopt electronic standards for the
exchange of clinical data by LTC facilities and, within 10 years, to have in
place procedures to accept the optional electronic submission of clinical
data by LTC facilities pursuant to such standards.
Adult protective service functions. Requires the Secretary to
undertake various activities with respect to adult protective services,
including providing funding, collecting and disseminating data on elder
abuse, disseminating information on best practices and training,
conducting research, and providing technical assistance to states and
other entities.
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
SSAN (no years specified). See also new SSA Sec. 2024 below.
SSAN (no years specified). See also new SSA Sec. 2024 below.
$6.5 million for FY2011, and $7.0 million for each of FY2012 through
FY2014.
$4 million for FY2011, $6 million for FY2012, and $8 million for each of
FY2013 and FY2014.
For new SSA Sec. 2041: $20 million for FY2011, $17.5 million for
FY2012, and $15 million for each of FY2013 and FY2014.
See above authorization of appropriations for SSA Sec. 2041.
See above authorization of appropriations for SSA Sec. 2041.
$3 million for FY2011, and $4 million for each of FY2012 through
FY2014.
Discretionary Spending in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
New SSA Sec.
2042(b)
ACA
Section
6703(a)
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2042(c)
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2043(a)
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2043(b)
6703(b)
New authority
6703(b)
New authority
6703(c)
New authority
Summary of Provision
Grants to enhance provision of adult protective services.
Requires the Secretary to award formula grants to states to enhance
adult protective services programs provided by states and local
governments.
Adult protective services demonstration grants. Requires the
Secretary to fund state demonstration programs for adult protective
services that test methods to prevent and detect elder abuse.
Long-term care ombudsman program grants. Requires the
Secretary to award grants to improve the capacity of state LTC
ombudsman programs to address abuse and neglect complaints, conduct
pilot programs, and provide support for such programs.
Ombudsman training programs. Requires the Secretary to establish
programs to provide and improve ombudsman training with respect to
elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation for national organizations and state
LTC ombudsman programs.
National Training Institute for Surveyors. Requires that the
Secretary enter into a contract with an entity to establish and operate a
National Training Institute for Federal and State Surveyors to provide
and improve training of surveyors investigating allegations of abuse in
programs and LTC facilities that receive payments under Medicare or
Medicaid.
Grants to state survey agencies. Requires the Secretary to award
grants to state survey agencies that perform surveys of Medicare or
Medicaid participating nursing facilities to design and implement
complaint investigation systems.
National nurse aide registry study and report. Requires the
Secretary, in consultation with appropriate government agencies and
private sector organizations, to conduct a study on establishing a
national nurse aide registry and report on its findings.
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
$100 million for each of FY2011 through FY2014.
$25 million for each of FY2011 through FY2014.
$5 million for FY2011, $7.5 million for FY2012, and $10 million for each
of FY2013 and FY2014.
$10 million for each of FY2011 through FY2014.
$12 million for the period of FY2011 through FY2014.
$5 million for each of FY2011 through FY2014.
SSAN (no years specified) to carry out these activities, with funding not
to exceed $500,000.
Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
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Table 10. ACA Discretionary Spending: Biomedical Research
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
10409
Amends PHSA
Secs. 402(b) and
499(c); new
PHSA Sec. 402Ca
(NIH)
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
Summary of Provision
Cures Acceleration Network (CAN). Establishes a CAN program
within the Office of the NIH Directora to award grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements to support the development of treatments for
diseases or conditions that are rare, and for which market incentives are
inadequate. Eligible grantees include public or private entities, which may
include private or public research institutions, institutions of higher
education, medical centers, biotechnology companies, pharmaceutical
companies, disease advocacy organizations, patient advocacy
organizations, and academic research institutions.
$500 million for FY2010, and SSAN for subsequent fiscal years. Other
funds appropriated under the PHSA may not be allocated to CAN.
FY2012 funding = $10 million; FY2013 funding = $9 million; FY2014
request = $50 million.
Sources: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Funding amounts are taken from NIH’s budget documents, including the FY2013 sequestration operating plan, available at http://officeofbudget.od.nih.gov/br.html.
a.
P.L. 112-74 created the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) within NIH and transferred the CAN program from the Office of the NIH
Director to the new Center. It also redesignated PHSA Sec. 402C as Sec. 480.
Table 11. ACA Discretionary Spending: Biologics
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
7002
Amends PHSA
Sec. 351 (FDA)
Summary of Provision
FDA approval of follow-on biologics. Creates an abbreviated
regulatory pathway for approving biological products that are
demonstrated to be biosimilar to, or interchangeable with, an FDAlicensed biological product. Provides for the collection of user fees,
subject to congressional authorization, to cover regulatory costs
beginning in FY2013. [Note: On February 9, 2012, FDA released three
guidance documents to assist industry in developing biosimilar products
and submitting them to the agency for approval. See http://www.fda.gov/
Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/
HowDrugsareDevelopedandApproved/ApprovalApplications/
TherapeuticBiologicApplications/Biosimilars/default.htm.]
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2012.
Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
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Table 12. ACA Discretionary Spending: 340B Drug Pricing
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
7102
Amends PHSA
Sec. 340B(d)
(HRSA)
Summary of Provision
Improvements to 340B program integrity. Requires the Secretary
to develop systems to improve compliance and program integrity to (1)
increase transparency and strengthen monitoring, oversight, and
investigation of the prices that manufacturers charge covered entities;
and (2) ensure covered entities do not divert drugs or obtain multiple
discounts. Further requires the Secretary to establish a new
administrative dispute resolution process to mediate and resolve
covered entity overpayment claims and manufacturer claims against
covered entities for drug diversion or multiple discounts.
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
SSAN for FY2010 and each succeeding fiscal year.
FY2011 funding = $4 million; FY2012 funding = $4 million; FY2013
funding = $4 million; FY2014 request = $6 million (proposed new
user fee program).
Sources: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Funding amounts are taken from HRSA’s budget documents, including the FY2013 sequestration operating plan, available at http://www.hrsa.gov/about/budget/index.html.
Table 13. ACA Discretionary Spending: Medical Malpractice
Statutory
Authority
(Agent)
ACA
Section
10607
New PHSA Sec.
399V-4 (HRSA)
Summary of Provision
Liability reform demonstration program. Authorizes five-year
demonstration grants to states for the implementation and evaluation of
alternatives to current tort litigation for resolving disputes over injuries
allegedly caused by health care providers or organizations. Planning
grants of up to $500,000 may be awarded to states for the development
of demonstration project applications. To receive a grant, a state must
develop an alternative system that allows for the resolution of disputes
caused by health care providers or organizations, and reduces medical
errors by encouraging the collection and analysis of patient safety data
related to the resolved disputes.
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
$50 million for the period FY2011 through FY2015.
Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
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Table 14. ACA Discretionary Spending: Pain Care Management
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
4305(a)
New authority
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
Summary of Provision
Conference on pain. Requires the Secretary, within one year of
appropriating funds, to contract with the IOM to convene a Conference
on Pain for the purpose of assessing the public health impact of pain,
reviewing pain research, care, and education, and identifying barriers to
improved pain care. A report summarizing the Conference’s findings
must be submitted to Congress by June 30, 2011. [Note: IOM released
its report on June 29, 2011. See http://painconsortium.nih.gov/.]
SSAN for each of FY2010 and FY2011.
Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Table 15. ACA Discretionary Spending: Medicaid
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
Summary of Provision
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
2705
New authority
(CMS)
Global payment system demonstration program. Requires the
Secretary, in coordination with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Innovation, to fund up to five Medicaid demonstrations during the
period FY2010 through FY2012 under which a participating state will
adjust payments made to a large safety net hospital system or network
from a fee-for-service model to a global capitated payment model.
SSAN (no years specified).
2706
New authority
(CMS)
Pediatric accountable care organization demonstration
program. Requires the Secretary to conduct a five-year Medicaid
demonstration (Jan. 1, 2012 through Dec. 31, 2016) under which a
participating state is allowed to recognize pediatric providers as an
accountable care organization (ACO) for the purpose of receiving
incentive payments. Eligible pediatric providers must meet certain
performance guidelines established by the Secretary to be recognized as
an ACO, and must achieve a specified minimum level of Medicaid savings
to receive an incentive payment.
SSAN (no years specified).
Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
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Table 16. ACA Discretionary Spending: Medicare
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
3129
Amends and
reauthorizes SSA
Sec. 1820 (HRSA)
Summary of Provision
Rural hospital flexibility grant program. Extends authorization of
appropriations for the rural hospital flexibility (Flex) grants that support
a range of performance and quality improvement activities at small rural
hospitals. Permits the funding to be used to help rural hospitals
participate in delivery system reform programs authorized under ACA.
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
SSAN for each of FY2011 and FY2012, to remain available until
expended.
FY2011 funding = $41 million; FY2012 funding = $41 million; FY2013
funding = $38 million; FY2014 request = $26 million. [CFDA 93.241]
Sources: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Funding amounts are taken from HRSA’s budget documents, including the FY2013 sequestration operating plan, available at http://www.hrsa.gov/about/budget/index.html.
Table 17. ACA Discretionary Spending: Private Health Insurance
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
1334
New authority
(OPM)
Summary of Provision
Multi-state health plans. Requires OPM to contract with health
insurers to offer at least two multi-state health plans (at least one
nonprofit) through exchanges in each state. Authorizes OPM to prohibit
multi-state plans that do not meet standards for medical loss ratios,
profit margins, and premiums. Requires multi-state plans to cover
essential health benefits and meet all the requirements of a qualified
health plan. Note: On March 11, 2013, OPM published a final rule to
implement the multi-state plan program (78 Federal Register 15560).
Authorization of Appropriations
Funding (FY2011-FY2014)
SSAN (no years specified).
Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
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Sarah A. Lister
Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology
slister@crs.loc.gov, 7-7320
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Analyst in Health Services
eheisler@crs.loc.gov, 7-4453
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Specialist in Health and Aging Policy
kcolello@crs.loc.gov, 7-7839
Acknowledgments
Pamela W. Smith provided extensive editorial comments during the development of the initial version of
this report.
Key Policy Staff
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Acronyms Used in the Tables in
an existing statute such as the PHSA).
This Report
Amendatory provisions either add a new
program to the statute or modify an existing
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
one. The name of the administering agency or
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
office within HHS is also included, if known.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
The third column provides a brief description
of the program, including the types of entities
Community Health Center Fund (CHCF)
6
and/or individuals eligible for funding, and
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
gives details of the authorization of
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
appropriations.
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Finally, the fourth column shows the
Indian Health Service (IHS)
program’s actual funding levels for FY2010
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
through FY2014 if it received any
discretionary appropriations (or other funding) Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
during that period. The FY2015 funding
Office of the Secretary (OS)
request, if applicable, is also provided.7
Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF)
Funding from sources other than annual
Public Health Service Act (PHSA)
discretionary appropriations (e.g., ACA
mandatory funds) is shown in parentheses. All
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
the discretionary funding listed in the tables in Administration (SAMHSA)
this report is provided by the Departments of
Social Security Act (SSA)
Labor, Health and Human Services,
Education, and Related Agencies (L-HHSED) annual appropriations act. If CRS was unable to identify specific appropriations for a
program, then that is indicated by the phrase “No appropriations identified.” In some instances a
program may be supported with funds from another budget account.
In each of the larger tables with multiple entries (i.e., Tables 2, 3, 4, 6 and 9), the ACA provisions
are grouped based on whether they reauthorize funding for existing programs or authorize
funding for new programs. Where available, the table entry includes the Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for the grant program.8 Unless otherwise stated, all
references in the tables to the Secretary refer to the HHS Secretary.
6
Not applicable if the funding is to support programs and activities carried out by the federal agency.
The funding amounts in the tables are taken from HHS agency budget documents available at http://www.hhs.gov/
budget/. Congress has yet to complete work on any of the regular appropriations bills for FY2015, which began on
October 1, 2014. The President signed the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (P.L. 113-164), on September
19, 2014. P.L. 113-164 provides continuing appropriations through December 11, 2014.
8
CFDA is a government-wide compendium of federal grant and other assistance programs. Each program is assigned a
unique five-digit number, XX.XXX, where the first two digits represent the funding agency and the second three digits
represent the program. Programs funded by the Department of Health and Human Services begin with the number 93.
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Most, though not all, of the existing grant programs that were reauthorized under the ACA
continue to receive annual discretionary appropriations. However, these programs typically are
funded at levels below the amounts authorized by the law. The federal health centers program
(see Table 2) and the NHSC (see Table 3) are particularly noteworthy in this regard. Both
programs have seen a significant decrease in their discretionary funding since FY2010 and,
increasingly, are being supported by mandatory ACA funds from the Community Health Center
Fund (CHCF; see text box below). Indeed, CHCF funds have become the sole source of funding
for the NHSC, which has not received an annual discretionary appropriation since FY2011. In
addition, mandatory ACA funds from the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF; see text box
below) have supplemented, and in some cases supplanted, annual discretionary appropriations for
a number of established programs, including ones that were reauthorized by the ACA.9
ACA Mandatory Spending
Most of the mandatory (i.e., direct) spending under the ACA is for expanding health insurance coverage. This
spending includes the premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies, the federal government’s share of the costs of
Medicaid expansion, and tax credits for small employers. The ACA also included numerous appropriations that
provide billions of dollars of mandatory funds for new and existing programs. For example, the law provided funding
for several temporary insurance programs and for grants to states to plan and establish health insurance exchanges. It
also provided a permanent appropriation, available for 10-year periods, for a new Center for Medicare & Medicaid
Innovation within CMS to test and implement innovative health care payment and service delivery models.
Finally, the ACA created four special funds and appropriated amounts to each one:
•
The Community Health Center Fund (CHCF), to which the ACA appropriated a total of $11 billion over
the five-year period FY2011-FY2015, is providing supplementary funding for the federal health centers program
and the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Both programs are administered by the HHS Health Resources
and Services Administration (HRSA).
•
The Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), to which the ACA provided a permanent annual
appropriation, is intended to support prevention, wellness, and other public health programs and activities
administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other HHS agencies.
•
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCORTF) is supporting patient-centered
comparative clinical effectiveness research over a 10-year period (FY2010-FY2019) with a mix of appropriations,
some of which are offset by revenue from a fee imposed on health plans, as well as transfers from the Medicare
Part A and Part B trust funds.
•
The Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund (HIRIF), to which the ACA appropriated $1 billion,
is helping cover the administrative costs of implementing the law.
For details on all the ACA’s mandatory appropriations and the status of obligation of these funds, see CRS Report
R41301, Appropriations and Fund Transfers in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), by C. Stephen Redhead. Congress also has
rescinded some of the mandatory funds provided by the ACA; see CRS Report R43289, Legislative Actions to Repeal,
Defund, or Delay the Affordable Care Act, by C. Stephen Redhead and Janet Kinzer.
Few of the new grant programs authorized by the ACA have received any discretionary funding.10
Several of these new programs, however, have received PPHF funds.11
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For more information, see https://www.cfda.gov.
9
These programs include (1) Sec. 5301, Primary Care Training and Enhancement Program, see Table 3; (2) Sec.
10501(m)(2), Public Health and Preventive Medicine Programs, see Table 3; (3) Sec. 4003, Clinical and Community
Preventive Services Task Forces, see Table 4; and (4) Sec. 4204, Immunizations Programs, see Table 4.
10
Examples of programs that have received discretionary funding include CDC’s congenital heart disease and breast
health awareness programs (see Table 4) and the Cures Acceleration Network (CAN) program at NIH (see Table 11).
11
These programs include (1) Sec. 5208, Nurse-Managed Health Clinics, see Table 2; (2) Sec. 5306, Mental and
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CBO estimated that the ACA’s discretionary spending provisions, if fully funded by future
appropriations acts, would result in appropriations of almost $100 billion over the period
FY2012-FY2021.12 However, much of that funding—about $85 billion—would be for three
programs that were in existence prior to, and whose funding was reauthorized by, the ACA;
namely, the federal health centers program, the NHSC, and the IHS.
Expired or Expiring Authorizations of Appropriations
It was noted earlier that the ACA generally authorized (or reauthorized) discretionary
appropriations through FY2014 or FY2015. Indeed, a majority of the discretionary grant
programs summarized in the tables in this report have funding authorizations that have expired or
will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. These programs are listed in a pair of tables in the
Appendix. Table A-1 shows the programs with expired authorizations of appropriations. Table
A-2 shows the programs whose authorizations of appropriations expire at the end of FY2015.
Administrative Spending on Health Insurance Exchanges
In addition to funding the discretionary grant programs and other activities that were authorized
(or reauthorized) by the ACA, both CMS and the IRS are incurring significant administrative
costs to implement the law. Table 1 summarizes the sources and amounts of CMS’s
administrative funding for health insurance exchange operations to date. Congress instructed
CMS to provide this information in the agency’s FY2015 budget submission. There is no
comparable ACA funding information publicly available for the IRS, which is administering the
law’s tax provisions including the premium tax credit and other subsidies.
During the period FY2010 through FY2012, CMS obligated a total of $456 million to support
exchange operations. Of that amount, $331 million came from annual discretionary
appropriations that cover the routine costs of running federal agencies, including salaries and
expenses: $307 million from CMS’s Program Management account, and an additional $24
million from the HHS Departmental Management account. The remaining $125 million came
from the HIRIF.
CMS’s administrative costs to support exchange operations totaled $1,545 million in FY2013. In
the FY2013 budget CMS requested an increase of $1,001 million for its Program Management
account for ACA implementation and other activities. However, Congress did not provide any
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Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants, see Table 3; (3) Sec. 5102, State Health Care Workforce
Development Grants, see Table 3; (4) Sec. 4201, Community Transformation Grants, see Table 4; (5) Sec. 10408,
Small Business Workplace Wellness Grants, see Table 4; and (6) Sec. 10501(g), National Diabetes Prevention
Program, see Table 4.
12
U.S. Congress, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, “CBO’s Analysis of the
Major Health Care Legislation Enacted in March 2010,” Statement of Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, 112th Cong., 1st
sess., March 30, 2011. Available at http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/121xx/doc12119/03-30-HealthCareLegislation.pdf.
See p. 16. Note: CBO’s estimate of ACA discretionary spending includes (1) amounts specified in ACA, plus estimated
amounts for subsequent years (adjusted for anticipated inflation) where ACA specified an amount for the first year
(FY2010 or FY2011) and authorized SSAN for subsequent years; and (2) estimated amounts for subsequent years
(adjusted for anticipated inflation) where there is an appropriation for FY2010 under prior law and ACA authorized the
appropriation of SSAN for later years. The CBO estimate does not include new ACA programs for which the law
provided only an authorization for the appropriation of SSAN.
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additional discretionary funds for ACA implementation in FY2013. CMS instead used funds from
other sources to help pay for ongoing administrative costs associated with exchange operations.
Those funds included (1) discretionary funds transferred from other HHS accounts under the
Secretary’s transfer authority;13 (2) expired discretionary funds from the Nonrecurring Expenses
Fund (NEF);14 (3) mandatory funds from the HIRIF; and (4) mandatory funds from the PPHF (see
Table 1).
Table 1. CMS Administrative Funding for Exchange Operations
Dollars in Millions, by Fiscal Year
Funding Source
2010-2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Estimate
2015
Request
Discretionary Appropriations
CMS Program Management
307
520
711a
629
HHS Departmental Management
24
—
—
—
Secretary’s Transfer Authority
—
114
109
—
Nonrecurring Expenses Fund (NEF)
—
300
350
—
125
158
20
—
Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF)
—
454
—
—
Federally facilitated exchange (FFE) User Fees
—
—
200
1,159
456
1,545
1,390
1,788
Mandatory and Other Funds
Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund (HIRIF)
Total
Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on data provided in the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services’ FY2015 congressional budget justification document, available at
http://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/PerformanceBudget/Downloads/FY2015-CJ-Final.pdf.
Notes: Figures in each column may not add to total due to rounding.
a.
Includes $100 million in budget authority that was made available by using NEF funds for non-FFE activities.
In FY2014, CMS’s administrative costs for exchange operations will total an estimated $1,390
million. The agency requested an increase of $1,397 million for its Program Management account
in the FY2014 budget for ACA implementation and other activities. But as in the previous fiscal
year Congress did not give CMS any additional funding. Once again, the agency is relying on
transferred departmental funds as well as NEF and HIRIF funding to help support exchange
operations in FY2014. In addition, CMS will collect an estimated $200 million in exchange user
fees (see Table 1).
The President’s FY2015 budget includes a total of $1,788 for exchange operations. Of that
amount, $629 million is from CMS’s Program Management account, and the remaining $1,159
13
The L-HHS-ED Appropriations Act provides the HHS Secretary with limited authority to transfer funds between
appropriations accounts. No more than 1% of the funds in any given account may be transferred, and recipient accounts
may not be increased by more than 3%. Congressional appropriators must be notified in advance of any transfer.
14
The Nonrecurring Expenses Fund is an account within the Department of the Treasury. The HHS Secretary is
authorized to transfer to the NEF unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds. NEF funds are available until
expended for use by the HHS Secretary for capital acquisitions including facility and information technology
infrastructure. Congressional appropriators must be notified in advance of any planned use of NEF funds.
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million is projected to come from exchange user fees. The FY2015 budget does not identify any
other sources of funding to support exchange operations (see Table 1). CMS has requested an
increase of $227 million for its Program Management account in FY2015 to help support ACA
implementation and other activities.
Recent Actions to Reduce Discretionary Spending
Since FY2010, Congress has taken a number of steps to curb federal discretionary spending.
During negotiations to complete the FY2011 appropriations process and avert a government
shutdown in early 2011, lawmakers agreed to cuts in discretionary spending for a broad range of
agencies and programs. Congress and the President then enacted the Budget Control Act (BCA)
of 2011,15 which established enforceable discretionary spending limits, or caps, for each of
FY2012 through FY2021. Operating under BCA-imposed discretionary spending caps, Congress
further reduced funding for many programs during the FY2012, FY2013, and FY2014
appropriations cycles.
The BCA also triggered annual spending reductions beginning in FY2013 for both defense and
nondefense spending. All the spending on programs and activities summarized in this report falls
within the nondefense category. The BCA spending reductions involve a combination of
automatic across-the-board spending cuts to nonexempt programs through a process known as
sequestration, as well as lowering the BCA-imposed discretionary spending caps. More details on
the BCA annual spending reductions are provided in the text box below.
Unless otherwise noted, the FY2010-FY2014 funding figures in the tables in this report represent
final amounts reflecting sequestration and other adjustments. Many of the grant programs listed in
the tables that have received annual appropriations since FY2010 have seen their discretionary
funding decline. As noted earlier, some of these programs are being supported by mandatory
funds provided by the ACA.
Trends in Nondefense Discretionary Spending
According to CBO, nondefense discretionary (NDD) spending has generally ranged between
about 3% and 4% of gross domestic product (GDP) since 1962, the first year for which there are
comparable data. The two exceptions to this trend are the period 1975-1981, when NDD spending
averaged almost 5% of GDP, and the period 2009-2011, when stimulus spending increased NDD
outlays above 4% of GDP. NDD spending as a share of GDP is now declining and fell to 3.5% in
2013, CBO estimates. Under the current deficit-reduction policies, CBO projects that NDD
spending in 2016 will fall to its lowest level as a share of GDP since 1962 and will continue to
decline thereafter.16
15
P.L. 112-25, 125 Stat. 240.
CBO, “Options for Reducing the Deficit: Discretionary Spending,” blog post, December 12, 2013,
http://www.cbo.gov/publication/44958.
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Annual Spending Reductions Under the Budget Control Act
The BCA amended the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA) by establishing two
budget enforcement mechanisms to reduce federal spending over the 10-year period FY2012 through FY2021. First, it
established enforceable limits, or caps, on discretionary spending for each of those years. Second, the BCA created a
Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction to develop legislation to further limit federal spending. The failure of the Joint
Committee to agree on deficit-reduction legislation triggered automatic annual spending reductions for each of
FY2013 through FY2021. The BCA specified that a total of $109 billion must be cut each year from nonexempt
budget accounts. That amount is equally divided between defense and nondefense spending. Within each category—
defense and nondefense—the spending cuts are divided proportionately between discretionary spending and
nonexempt mandatory (i.e., direct) spending. Under the BCA, the spending reductions are achieved through a
combination of sequestration (i.e., an across-the-board cancellation of budgetary resources) and lowering the BCAimposed discretionary spending caps.
The BCA requires that the mandatory spending reductions in each category—defense and nondefense—must be
executed each year by a sequestration of all nonexempt accounts, subject to the BBEDCA sequestration rules.
Discretionary spending in each category is also subject to sequestration, but only in FY2013. For each of the
remaining fiscal years (i.e., FY2014 through FY2021), discretionary spending reductions are to be achieved by lowering
the discretionary spending caps for defense and nondefense spending by the total dollar amount of the reduction.
Thus, congressional appropriators get to decide how to apportion the cuts within the lowered spending caps rather
than having the cuts applied across-the-board to all nonexempt accounts through sequestration. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) is responsible for calculating the percentages and amounts by which mandatory and
discretionary spending are required to be reduced each year, and for applying the BBEDCA’s sequestration
exemptions and rules.
The FY2013 sequestration order reduced spending on nonexempt nondefense mandatory programs by 5.1% and
reduced nonexempt nondefense discretionary (NDD) spending by about 5.0% [Note: These amounts reflect
adjustments made by the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA), which reduced the overall dollar amount
that needed to be cut from FY2013 defense and nondefense spending.] For technical reasons, OMB concluded that
cuts in mandatory (i.e., CHCF) funding for community health centers and migrant health centers are capped at 2%.
The FY2014 sequestration order reduced spending on nonexempt nondefense mandatory programs by 7.2%. OMB
also lowered the FY2014 NDD spending cap by $37 billion. However, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (BBA)
subsequently amended the BCA by establishing new discretionary spending caps for FY2014 and FY2015 and
eliminating the requirement that these caps be lowered pursuant to the BCA’s annual spending reductions. As a
result, the new FY2014 NDD cap is more than $22 billion above the BCA-lowered FY2014 cap that it replaces, and
almost $24 billion above the FY2013 post-sequestration NDD funding level.
The FY2015 sequestration order reduces spending on nonexempt nondefense mandatory programs by 7.3%.
Pursuant to the BBA, the FY2015 NDD spending cap is virtually unchanged from the final FY2014 level.
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ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
Health Centers: Existing Program
5601
Reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 330
(HRSA)
Health centers. Permanently reauthorizes funding for the program that provides
operating grants to health centers serving federally designated medically underserved
populations and furnishing comprehensive primary care services, referrals, and other
services needed to facilitate access to such care, regardless of ability to pay. Eligible
grantees include community, migrant, public housing, and homeless health centers
that meet the statutory requirements of PHSA Sec. 330. Authorizes the appropriation
of $2,989 million for FY2010, $3,862 million for FY2011, $4,991 million for FY2012,
$6,449 million for FY2013, $7,333 million for FY2014, $8,333 million for FY2015, and,
for each subsequent fiscal year, an amount equal to the previous year’s funding
adjusted for any increase in the number of patients served and the per-patient costs.
[CFDA 93.224, 93.527]
FY2010 = $2,185 milliona
FY2011 = $1,581 million (+ $1,000 million CHCF)a
FY2012 = $1,567 million (+ $1,200 million CHCF)a
FY2013 = $1,479 million (+ $1,465 million CHCF)a
FY2014 = $1,495 million (+ $2,145 million CHCF)a
FY2015 request = $1,000 million (+ $3,600 million
CHCF)a
[Note: In addition to appropriating mandatory funds for
health center operations for FY2011-FY2015 through the
CHCF, the ACA also appropriated $1.5 billion for health
center construction and renovation. For more
information on the ACA’s mandatory appropriations, see
CRS Report R41301.]
Health Centers and Clinics: New Programs
4101(b)
5208
CRS-9
New PHSA Sec.
399Z-1 (HRSA)
School-based health centers (SBHCs). Requires the Secretary to award grants
to fund the management and operation of SBHCs that provide comprehensive
physical and behavioral health services to children and adolescents, subject to parental
consent. SBHCs that meet certain specified criteria and match 20% of the grant
amount with non-federal funds (unless waived). Preference may be given to SBHCs
serving children and adolescents who have limited access to or difficulty accessing
health care. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN for each of FY2010 through
FY2014.
No appropriations identified.
New PHSA Sec.
330A-1 (HRSA)
Nurse-managed health clinics (NMHCs). Requires the Secretary to award
grants to fund the operation of NMHCs—associated with schools, colleges, federally
qualified health centers (FQHCs), or nonprofit health/social services agencies—that
provide comprehensive primary health care and wellness services to vulnerable or
underserved populations regardless of income or insurance status. At least one
advanced practice nurse must hold an executive management position in the NMHC.
Authorizes the appropriation of $50 million for FY2010, and SSAN for each of
FY2011 through FY2014. [CFDA 93.515]
FY2010 = $15 million (all PPHF)
[Note: The ACA appropriated a total of $200 million for
SBHC construction and renovation. For more
information on the ACA’s mandatory appropriations, see
CRS Report R41301.]
No appropriations identified for FY2011-FY2014.
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
10504
New freestanding
authority (HRSA)
Summary of Provision
Access to affordable care demonstration program. Within six months of
enactment, requires the Secretary to establish a three-year demonstration project in
up to 10 states—each state may receive up to $2 million—to provide access to
comprehensive health care services to the uninsured. Eligible grantees must be statebased, nonprofit, public-private partnerships that provide access to comprehensive
health care services to the uninsured at reduced fees. Authorizes the appropriation of
SSAN (no years specified).
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
No appropriations identified.
Sources: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Funding amounts are taken from HRSA’s budget documents, including the FY2014 operating plan, available at http://www.hrsa.gov/about/budget/index.html.
Note: For more information on health centers, see CRS Report R42433, Federal Health Centers, by Elayne J. Heisler.
a.
CRS-10
Annual appropriations for health centers include the following amounts for the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) program: FY2010 = $44 million; FY2011 = $100
million; FY2012 = $95 million; FY2013 = $89 million; FY2014 = $95 million; FY2015 request = $89 million. Under the FTCA, health center employees and
contractors are considered federal employees and are immune from medical malpractice lawsuits while acting within the scope of their employment. The federal
government assumes responsibility for such malpractice claims.
Table 3. ACA Discretionary Spending: Health Care Workforce
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
NHSC scholarships and loan repayments. Permanently reauthorizes funding for
the NHSC program. In exchange for a commitment to work in a federally designated
Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA), the program provides (1) scholarships to
students training in a primary care discipline to cover tuition, fees, other educational
costs, and a stipend; and (2) student loan repayments of up to $50,000 a year to
primary care and mental health clinicians. To be eligible for a scholarship, a student
must be accepted or enrolled in a training program for medicine, dentistry, family
nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, or physician assistant, and agree to two to four
years of service in an NHSC-approved site in a HPSA. Loan repayments are for
primary care, dental, and mental health clinicians who agree to at least two years of
service in an NHSC-approved site in a HPSA. Authorizes the appropriation of $320
million for FY2010, $414 million for FY2011, $535 million for FY2012, $691 million
for FY2013, $893 million for FY2014, and $1,155 billion for FY2015; amounts in
subsequent years based on previous year’s funding, subject to adjustment. [CFDA
93.162, 93.288, 93.547]
FY2010 = $141 million
FY2011 = $25 million (+ $290 million CHCF)
FY2012 = $295 million (all CHCF)
FY2013 = $285 million (all CHCF)
FY2014 = $283 million (all CHCF)
FY2015 request = $810 million (i.e., $100 million
discretionary funds + $310 million CHCF + $400 million
proposed new mandatory funds)
National Health Service Corps (NHSC)
5207
CRS-11
Reauthorizes
PHSA Title III,
Part D, Subpart
III (HRSA)
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
Physicians: Existing Program
5301
Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 747
(HRSA)
Primary care training and enhancement program. (1) Authorizes five-year
grants to public and nonprofit private hospitals, medical schools, academically affiliated
physician assistant training programs, and other public and nonprofit private entities
to support training programs in primary care. Funds are to be used to plan, develop,
and operate accredited training programs, including residency and internship
programs, in family medicine, general internal medicine, and general pediatrics and to
provide financial assistance (e.g., traineeships). (2) Authorizes five-year grants to
medical schools for primary care capacity building. Funds are to be used to create
academic units or programs that improve clinical teaching in the primary care fields,
and (in a separate authorization) to integrate academic units to enhance
interdisciplinary recruitment, training, and faculty development. Funding priority given
to entities proposing innovative approaches to primary care training and with a
record of training primary care providers, among other things. For both grant
programs, authorizes the appropriation of $125 million for FY2010, and SSAN for
each of FY2011 through FY2014. Note: 15% of the amount appropriated must be
used for physician assistant training programs. Separately, authorizes the
appropriation of $750,000 for each of FY2010 through FY2014 for capacity building
grants to integrate academic units. [CFDA 93.510, 93.514, 93.884]
FY2010 = $39 million (+ $198 million PPHF)
FY2011 = $39 million
FY2012 = $39 million
FY2013 = $37 million
FY2014 = $37 million
FY2015 request = $37 million
Physicians: New Programs
5203
New PHSA Sec.
775 (HRSA)
Pediatric specialist loan repayment program. Requires the Secretary to
implement a loan repayment program that pays up to $35,000 for each year of service
(for a maximum of three years) to practicing or in-training pediatric specialists and
surgeons, as well as child and adolescent mental health specialists, who agree to at
least two years of service in a HPSA. Authorizes the appropriation of $30 million for
each of FY2010 through FY2014 for loan repayments to pediatric specialists and
surgeons, and $20 million for each of FY2010 through FY2013 for loan repayments to
mental health providers.
No appropriations identified.
5508(a)
New PHSA Sec.
749A (HRSA)
Teaching health centers development grants. Authorizes three-year grants of
up to $500,000 to FQHCs, rural health clinics, Indian health centers, and entities
receiving PHSA Title X (family planning) funds that establish or expand a primary care
residency training program. Authorizes the appropriation of $25 million for FY2010,
$50 million for each of FY2011 and FY2012, and SSAN for each fiscal year thereafter.
No appropriations identified.
CRS-12
ACA
Section
10501(l)
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
New PHSA Sec.
749B (HRSA)
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
Rural physician training grants. Requires the Secretary to (1) award grants to
medical schools for recruiting students most likely to practice in underserved rural
communities and for providing rural-focused training and experience; and (2) within
60 days of enactment, by regulation, define underserved rural communities. Priority is
given to entities that train students to practice in rural communities, that have
established partnerships with rural community health centers, or who submit a longterm plan for tracking where graduates practice. Note: HRSA published an interim
final rule on May 26, 2010 (75 Federal Register 29447). Authorizes the appropriation of
$4 million for each of FY2010 through FY2013.
No appropriations identified.
General, pediatric, and public health dentistry training. Authorizes grants or
contracts to dental and dental hygiene schools, as well as approved residency or
advanced education programs in general, pediatric, or public health dentistry, for
dental training activities including faculty development, financial assistance, faculty loan
repayment programs, technical assistance for pediatric dental programs, and pre- and
post-doctoral training programs in dental primary care. Gives priority to entities that
train individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, who have a record of placing
graduates in facilities that provide care to the underserved, or whose programs focus
on providing care to the underserved through demonstrated partnerships with
FQHCs, rural health clinics, or through having programs focused on specific topics,
such as HIV/AIDs. Authorizes the appropriation of $30 million for FY2010, and SSAN
for each of FY2011 through FY2015. Permits grantees to carry over funds for up to
three fiscal years. [CFDA 93.059, 93.884]
FY2010 = $15 million
FY2011 = $17 million
FY2012 = $20 million
FY2013 = $20 million
FY2014 = $21 million
FY2015 request = $21 million
Alternative dental health care provider demonstration program. Authorizes
the Secretary to award 15 five-year grants of not less than $4 million to train or
employ alternative dental health care providers (e.g., community dental health
coordinators, dental health aides) to increase access to dental health care services in
rural and other underserved communities. Eligible grantees include institutions of
higher education; public-private entities; FQHCs; facilities operated by the IHS or by
Indian tribes or organizations; state or county public health clinics; public hospitals or
health systems; and accredited dental education programs. Authorizes the
appropriation of SSAN (no years specified).
No appropriations identified.
Dentistry: Existing Program
5303
New PHSA Sec.
748; authority
previously part of
Sec. 747 (HRSA)
[Note: HRSA also administers a state oral health
workforce grant program (PHSA Sec. 340G): FY2010 =
$17 million; FY2011 = $16 million; FY2012 = $12 million;
FY2013 = $11 million; FY2014 = $11 million; FY2015
request = $11 million. CFDA 93.236]
Dentistry: New Program
5304
CRS-13
New PHSA Sec.
340G-1 (HRSA)
[Note: A provision in the L-HHS-ED appropriations act
for each of the four most recent fiscal years (i.e.,
FY2011-FY2014) prohibits HRSA from funding this new
demonstration program.]
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
Nursing: Existing Programs
5309(a)
Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 831
(HRSA)
Nurse education, practice, quality, and retention program. Authorizes grants
or contracts to expand enrollment in baccalaureate nursing programs; provide
training in new technologies; develop cultural competencies; expand nursing practice
arrangements in non-institutional settings; and support nurse retention programs that
offer career advancement for nursing personnel, enhance collaboration among nurses
and other health professionals, and promote nurse involvement in clinical decision
making. Eligible grantees include nursing schools, health care facilities (including
NMHCs), or partnerships of the two. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN for each
of FY2010 through FY2014. See also ACA Sec. 5312 below, which authorizes
appropriations for several Title VIII nursing education programs including Sec. 831.
[CFDA 93.359, 93.503]
FY2010 = $40 million
FY2011 = $40 million
FY2012 = $40 million
FY2013 = $37 million
FY2014 = $38 million
FY2015 request = $38 million
5311(a)
Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 846A
(HRSA)
Nursing faculty loan program. Authorizes loans to nursing school students
pursuing advanced degrees to become qualified nursing faculty. Sets the annual loan
limit at $35,500 for FY2010 and FY2011; for subsequent fiscal years, the loan limit is
subject to a cost-of-attendance adjustment. Students who go on to serve as nursing
school faculty may have up to 85% of their loan repayment cancelled. Authorizes the
appropriation of SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014. [CFDA 93.264]
FY2010 = $25 million
FY2011 = $25 million
FY2012 = $25 million
FY2013 = $23 million
FY2014 = $25 million
FY2015 request = $25 million
CRS-14
ACA
Section
5312
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Amends PHSA
Sec. 871;
previously Sec.
841 (HRSA)
Summary of Provision
Authorization of appropriations. Authorizes the appropriation of $338 million
for FY2010, and SSAN for each of FY2011 through FY2016, for the nursing workforce
programs authorized under PHSA Secs. 811, 821, 831, and new 831A (see ACA Sec.
5309(b) below:
•
Sec. 811: Advanced nursing education – grants to accredited programs for
advanced nurse education including combined registered nurse masters degree
programs, authorized nurse practitioner programs, accredited nurse midwifery
programs, and accredited nurse anesthesia programs. [CFDA 93.124, 93.247,
93.358, 93.513]
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
Funding for Sec. 811:
FY2010 = $64 million
FY2011 = $64 million
FY2012 = $63 million
FY2013 = $60 million
FY2014 = $62 million
FY2015 request = $62 million
•
Sec. 821: Nursing workforce diversity – grants to nursing schools, academic
health centers, state or local governments, and other appropriate public or
private nonprofit entities for stipends and scholarships so as to increase nursing
education opportunities for disadvantaged individuals. [CFDA 93.178]
Funding for Sec. 821:
FY2010 = $16 million
FY2011 = $16 million
FY2012 = $16 million
FY2013 = $15 million
FY2014 = $15 million
FY2015 request = $15 million
•
Sec. 831: Nurse education, practice, quality, and retention – see ACA Sec.
5309(a) above.
See ACA Sec. 5309(a) above for funding for the Sec. 831
program.
Note: ACA did not reauthorize funding for the nursing education loan repayment and
scholarship programs authorized under PHSA Sec. 846.a
Nursing: New Programs
5309(b)
New PHSA Sec.
831A (HRSA)
Nurse retention program. New authority that largely duplicates the nurse
retention grant program authorized under PHSA Sec. 831; see ACA Sec. 5309(a)
above. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2012.
Note: ACA Sec. 5312 also authorizes appropriations for this new program; see
above.
No appropriations identified.
5311(b)
New PHSA Sec.
847 (HRSA)
Nursing faculty loan repayment program. Authorizes a loan repayment
program for qualified nursing students or graduates who agree to serve as nursing
faculty for four to six years. Sets the annual loan limit for FY2010 and FY2011 at
$10,000 for individuals with a master’s or equivalent degree in nursing ($20,000 for
those with a doctorate or equivalent degree in nursing), and an aggregate loan limit of
$40,000 for individuals with a master’s or equivalent degree in nursing ($80,000 for
those with a doctorate or equivalent degree in nursing). Thereafter, the annual and
aggregate loan limits are subject to a cost-of-attendance adjustment. Authorizes the
appropriation of SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014.
No appropriations identified.
CRS-15
ACA
Section
5316
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
New freestanding
authority
Summary of Provision
Family nurse practitioner demonstration program. Requires the Secretary to
award three-year demonstration grants to FQHCs and NMHCs, not to exceed
$600,000 a year, for programs to train nurse practitioners as primary care providers
(as defined in ACA Sec. 5208). Preference given to bilingual individuals. Authorizes
the appropriation of SSAN for each of FY2011 through FY2014.
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
No appropriations identified.
Geriatrics and Long-Term Care: Existing Program
5305(c)
Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 865;
previously Sec.
855 (HRSA)
Geriatric nursing education and training. Provides grants for traineeships for
individuals preparing for advanced degrees in geriatric nursing or other nursing areas
that specialize in elder care. Eligible grantees include nursing schools, health care
facilities, programs leading to certification as a certified nurse assistant, and
partnerships of such schools, facilities, and programs. Authorizes the appropriation of
SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014. [CFDA 93.265]
FY2010 = $5 million
FY2011 = $5 million
FY2012 = $4 million
FY2013 = $4 million
FY2014 = $4 million
FY2015 request = $4 million
Geriatrics and Long-Term Care (LTC): New Programs
5302
CRS-16
New PHSA Sec.
747A (HRSA)
Direct care worker training. Requires the Secretary to establish a grant program
to provide new training opportunities, such as tuition and fee assistance, for direct
care workers employed in LTC settings. Individuals who receive assistance are
required to work in the field of geriatrics, disability services, LTC services and
supports, or chronic care management for a minimum of two years. Eligible grantees
include institutions of higher education that have an established partnership with an
LTC entity, as specified. Authorizes the appropriation of $10 million for the period
FY2011 through FY2013.
No appropriations identified.
ACA
Section
5305(a)
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Amends PHSA
Sec. 753 by
adding new
subsections (d)(e) (HRSA)
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
Geriatric workforce development; geriatric career incentive awards. Sec.
753(d) requires the Secretary to award no more than 24 grants or contracts for
$150,000 to entities that operate geriatric education centers to support short-term
intensive courses on geriatrics and LTC, and support training for family caregivers and
direct care workers. Eligible grantees include accredited schools of allied health,
medicine, nursing, dentistry, osteopathic medicine, optometry, podiatric medicine,
veterinary medicine, public health, or chiropractic care; accredited graduate programs
in clinical psychology, clinical social work, health administration, marriage and family
therapy, and counseling; and physician assistant programs. Sec. 753(e) requires the
Secretary to award grants or contracts to advance practice nurses, clinical social
workers, pharmacists, and psychologists pursuing an advanced degree in geriatrics or
a related field, in return for agreeing to teach or practice in the field of geriatrics,
LTC, or chronic care management for a minimum of five years upon completion of
the degree. Authorizes the appropriation of $10.8 million for the period FY2011
through FY2014 for Sec. 753(d), and $10 million for the period FY2011 through
FY2013 for Sec. 753(e). [CFDA 93.156, 93.250, 93.969]
No appropriations identified.
Education and training in pain care. Authorizes a grant program to train health
professionals in pain care. Eligible grantees include health professions schools,
hospices, and other public and private entities. Applicants must agree to include
training and education on recognizing the signs and symptoms of pain; applicable laws
and policies on controlled substances; interdisciplinary approaches to pain care
delivery; barriers to care in underserved populations; and recent developments in
pain care. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2012,
to remain available until expended. [See also Table 15.]
No appropriations identified.
[Note: The three existing geriatric education and training
programs authorized under PHSA Sec. 753(a)-(c), which
support activities that are broadly comparable to the
new programs authorized by the ACA, have received the
following amounts: FY2010 = $34 million; FY2011 = $34
million; FY2012 = $31 million, FY2013 = $29 million (+
$2 million PPHF); FY2014 = $33 million; FY2015 request
= $33 million.]
Pain Care: New Program
4305(c)
CRS-17
New PHSA Sec.
759 (HRSA)
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
Public Health: Existing Programs
10501(m)(2)
Amends PHSA
Sec. 770 (HRSA)
Public health and preventive medicine programs. Reauthorizes funding for the
public health workforce programs authorized under PHSA Secs. 765-769. They
include grants for public health training centers; tuition, fees, and stipends for
traineeships in public health and in health administration; and residency programs in
preventive medicine and dental public health. Several programs mention preference
for underserved communities or underrepresented minorities. Eligible grantees
include accredited academic institutions, as well as state, local, and tribal public health
departments. Authorizes the appropriation of $43 million for FY2011, and SSAN for
each of FY2012 through FY2015. [CFDA 93.117, 93.249, 93.516, 93.964]
FY2010 = $10 million (+ $15 million PPHF)
FY2011 = $10 million (+ $20 million PPHF)
FY2012 = $8 million (+ $25 million PPHF)
FY2013 = $8 million
FY2014 = $18 million
FY2015 request = $18 million
Public Health: New Programs
5204
New PHSA Sec.
776 (HRSA)
Public health workforce loan repayment program. Requires the Secretary to
establish a student loan repayment program that pays up to $35,000 a year, or onethird of total debt, whichever is less, to increase the supply of public health
professionals. Eligible individuals must agree to work for at last three years in a public
health agency or related training fellowship. Authorizes the appropriation of $195
million for FY2010, and SSAN for each of FY2011 through FY2015.
No appropriations identified.
5206(b)
New PHSA Sec.
777 (HRSA)
Public health and allied health scholarship program. Authorizes grants to
accredited institutions for scholarships to help support the training of mid-career
professionals in public health and allied health. Available grant funds are to be divided
50:50 between supporting public health and allied health professionals. Authorizes the
appropriation of $60 million for FY2010, and SSAN for each of FY2011 through
FY2015.
No appropriations identified.
5313
New PHSA Sec.
399V (CDC)
Community health worker (CHW) program. Requires CDC to award grants
to promote healthy behaviors and outcomes for populations in medically underserved
communities through programs of training and supervision of CHWs. Eligible grantees
include states and subdivisions, health departments, free clinics, hospitals, and FQHCs.
Priority is to be given to applicants that target areas with a high proportion of
uninsured or underinsured individuals, or with high rates of chronic illness or infant
mortality. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014.
No appropriations identified.
CRS-18
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
5314
New PHSA Sec.
778 (CDC)
CDC training fellowships. Authorizes the Secretary to expand existing CDC
training fellowships in epidemiology, laboratory science, and informatics; the Epidemic
Intelligence Service (EIS); and other training programs that meet similar objectives.
Participants may be placed in state and local health agencies, and states can receive
federal assistance for loan repayment programs for such participants. Authorizes the
appropriation of $39.5 million for each of FY2010 through FY2013 ($24.5 million for
EIS, and $5 million each for epidemiology, laboratory science, and informatics).
[CFDA 93.065]
Funding for CDC’s public health workforce and career
development programs:
FY2010 = $38 million (+ $7 million PPHF)
FY2011 = $36 million (+ $25 million PPHF)
FY2012 = $36 million (+ $25 million PPHF)
FY2013 = $48 million (+ $16 million PPHF)
FY2014 = $52 million
FY2015 request = $52 million (+ $15 million PPHF)
5315
New PHSA Title
II, Part D – Secs.
271-274 (U.S.
Surgeon General)
United States Public Health Sciences Track. Authorizes the establishment of a
science track at academic sites selected by the Secretary to award degrees that
emphasize team-based service, public health, epidemiology, and emergency
preparedness/response. Funds may be used for program development and for tuition
and stipends for students who meet a service obligation, including in the United States
Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps. Requires the Secretary to
transfer SSAN from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund for FY2010
and each fiscal year thereafter. Note: P.L. 112-10 prohibited any such transfer of
funds.b
No appropriations identified.
5210
Amends PHSA
Sec. 203 (U.S.
Surgeon General)
USPHS Commissioned Corps. Establishes a Ready Reserve Corps of officers who
are subject to involuntary call to active duty (and training) by the Surgeon General, in
order to bolster the available workforce for both routine and emergency public
health missions. Authorizes the appropriation of $17.5 million for each of FY2010
through FY2014 ($5 million for recruitment and training, $12.5 million for the Ready
Reserve Corps).
No appropriations identified.
CRS-19
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
Workforce Diversity, Health Disparities, Cultural Competency: Existing Programs
5307(a)
Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 741
(HRSA)
Cultural competency, prevention, public health, disparities, and individuals
with disability training. Authorizes grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements
for the development and evaluation of research, demonstration projects, and model
curricula that provide training in cultural competency, prevention, public health
proficiency, reducing health disparities, and aptitude for working with individuals with
disabilities. Requires the Secretary to coordinate this program with the one
authorized under PHSA Sec. 807 (see below). Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN
for each of FY2010 through FY2015.
No appropriations identified.
5307(b)
Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 807
(HRSA)
Cultural competency, prevention, public health, disparities, and individuals
with disability training. Authorizes grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements
for the development and evaluation of research, demonstration projects, and model
curricula that provide training in cultural competency, prevention, public health
proficiency, reducing health disparities, and aptitude for working with individuals with
disabilities. The Secretary is required to coordinate this program with the one
authorized under PHSA Sec. 741 (see above). Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN
for each of FY2010 through FY2015.
No appropriations identified.
5401
Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 736
(HRSA)
Centers of excellence (COE). Requires the Secretary to fund COEs at health
professions schools that recruit, enroll, and graduate underrepresented minorities or
that recruit underrepresented minorities serving in faculty or administrative positions.
Authorizes the appropriation of $50 million for each of FY2010 through FY2015, and
SSAN for each subsequent fiscal year. [CFDA 93.157]
FY2010 = $25 million
FY2011 = $24 million
FY2012 = $23 million
FY2013 = $21 million
FY2014 = $22 million
FY2015 request = $22 million
CRS-20
ACA
Section
5402
5403(a)
CRS-21
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Amends PHSA
Sec. 740 (HRSA)
Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 751
(HRSA)
Summary of Provision
Authorization of appropriations. Authorizes appropriations for the workforce
diversity programs authorized under PHSA Secs. 737, 738, and 739:
•
Authorizes the appropriation of $51 million for FY2010, and SSAN for each of
FY2011 through FY2014, for Sec. 737, Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students,
which provides grants to health professions schools for awarding scholarships to
students from disadvantaged backgrounds with financial need. [CFDA 93.925]
•
Authorizes the appropriation of $5 million for each of FY2010 through FY2014
for Sec. 738, Faculty Loan Repayment Program, which helps repay loans for
health profession graduates from disadvantaged backgrounds who serve as
faculty at an eligible health professions college for at least two years. [CFDA
93.923]
•
Authorizes the appropriation of $60 million for FY2010, and SSAN for each of
FY2011 through FY2014 for Sec. 739, Health Careers Opportunity Program,
which provides grants to health professions schools and other educational
institutions to improve recruitment and academic preparation of students from
disadvantaged backgrounds. [CFDA 93.822]
Area Health Education Centers (AHECs). Requires the Secretary to award
grants (with a matching requirement) to medical and nursing schools of at least
$250,000 to (1) plan, develop, and operate AHEC programs; and (2) to maintain and
improve the effectiveness of existing AHEC programs. AHECs recruit, train, and
prepare individuals from minority populations or from disadvantaged or rural
backgrounds to work in medically underserved areas. Authorizes the appropriation of
$125 million for each of FY2010 through FY2014; funds may be carried over for up to
three fiscal years. [CFDA 93.107, 93.824]
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
Funding for Sec. 737:
FY2010 = $49 million
FY2011 = $49 million
FY2012 = $47 million
FY2013 = $44 million
FY2014 = $45 million
FY2015 request = $45 million
Funding for Sec. 738:
FY2010 = $1 million
FY2011 = $1 million
FY2012 = $1 million
FY2013 = $1 million
FY2014 = $1 million
FY2015 request = $1 million
Funding for Sec. 739:
FY2010 = $22 million
FY2011 = $22 million
FY2012 = $15 million
FY2013 = $14 million
FY2014 = $14 million
FY2015 request = $0
Funding for AHECs:
FY2010 = $33 million
FY2011 = $33 million
FY2012 = $27 million
FY2013 = $28 million
FY2014 = $30 million
FY2015 request = $0
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
Workforce Diversity, Health Disparities, Cultural Competency: New Program
5403(b)
New PHSA Sec.
752 (HRSA)
Continuing educational support for health professionals serving in
underserved communities. Requires the Secretary to award grants to enhance
education through distance learning, continuing education, collaborative conferences,
and telehealth, with a focus on primary care. Eligible grantees include health
professions schools, academic health centers, state or local governments, or other
public or nonprofit entities participating in training activities. Authorizes the
appropriation of $5 million for each of FY2010 through FY2014, and SSAN for each
subsequent fiscal year. [CFDA 93.189]
No appropriations identified.
Mental and Behavioral Health: New Program
5306
CRS-22
Redesignates
PHSA Sec. 756 as
Sec. 757, and
adds a new Sec.
756 (HRSA)
Mental and behavioral health education and training grants. Authorizes
grants for the recruitment and education of students in social work, interdisciplinary
psychology training, and internships or other field placement programs related to
child and adolescent mental health. Priority for social work grants given to schools of
social work meeting certain criteria such as recruiting from and placing graduates into
areas with a high-need and high-demand population. Priority for psychology grants
given to institutions focusing on the needs of specified vulnerable groups. Priority for
grants to train professional and paraprofessional child and adolescent mental health
workers given to applicants that can, among other things, assess workforce needs and
that have programs designed to increase the number of child and adolescent mental
health workers serving high-priority populations. Authorizes the appropriation of $35
million for the period of FY2010 through FY2013 (i.e., $8 million for training in social
work, $12 million for training in graduate psychology, $10 million for training in
professional child and adolescent mental health, and $5 million for training in
paraprofessional child and adolescent mental health). [CFDA 93.732]
FY2012 = $10 million (all PPHF)
No appropriations identified since FY2012.
[Note: (1) HRSA’s graduate psychology education
program, which predates ACA, received the following
amounts: FY2010 = $3 million; FY2011 = $3 million;
FY2012 = $3 million; FY2013 = $3 million; FY2014 = $8
million; FY2015 request = $8 million. (2) SAMHSA
received $35 million in FY2014 to expand the mental and
behavioral health workforce, through a partnership with
HRSA. SAMHSA requested the same amount for FY2015
to continue the program.]
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
Policy and Planning: Existing Program
5103
Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 761
(HRSA)
Health care workforce program assessment. Requires the Secretary to
establish a National Center for Health Care Workforce Analysis, award grants to
support state and regional centers for health workforce analysis, and increase funding
for longitudinal evaluations of specified individuals who have received education,
training, or financial assistance from programs under PHSA Title VII. Authorizes the
appropriation of the following amounts: $7.5 million for each of FY2010 through
FY2014 for the National Center; $4.5 million for each of FY2010 through FY2014 for
state and regional centers; and SSAN for FY2010 through FY2014 for the longitudinal
evaluations. [CFDA 93.300]
FY2010 = $3 million
FY2011 = $3 million
FY2012 = $3 million
FY2013 = $3 million
FY2014 = $5 million
FY2015 request = $5 million
[Note: These amounts also include funding for PHSA
Sec. 792 (health professions data) and Sec. 806 (nursing
grant program data).]
Policy and Planning: New Programs
5101
New freestanding
authority
National Health Care Workforce Commission. Establishes a 15-member
commission focused on evaluating and meeting the need for health care workers in
the United States. The commission is required to conduct studies, produce annual
reports beginning in 2011, and make recommendations on high-priority topics related
to the health care workforce. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN (no years
specified).
No appropriations identified.
5102
New freestanding
authority (HRSA)
State health care workforce development grants. Establishes a matching grants
program for state partnerships to plan and implement activities leading to coherent
and comprehensive health care workforce development strategies at the state and
local levels. Planning grants of up to $150,000 are for up to one year and require a
15% match. Implementation grants are for up to two years (with up to one additional
year of funding) and require a 25% match. Authorizes the appropriation of $8 million
for FY2010, and SSAN for each subsequent fiscal year, for planning grants; and $150
million for FY2010, and SSAN for each subsequent fiscal year, for implementation
grants. [CFDA 93.509]
FY2010 = $6 million (all PPHF)
No appropriations identified since FY2012.
Sources: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Funding amounts are taken from HRSA’s budget documents, including the FY2014 operating plan, available at http://www.hrsa.gov/about/budget/index.html.
a.
CRS-23
The nursing education loan repayment program repays 60% of a registered nurse’s educational loans in return for a two-year commitment to work in a health care
facility with a critical shortage of nurses. Participants may have an additional 25% of their loan repaid in exchange for one more year of service. The nurse
scholarship program offers scholarships to individuals attending nursing school in exchange for at least two years working in a health care facility with a critical
shortage of nurses. Together the two programs, which are authorized under PHSA Sec. 846 and collectively known as NURSE Corps, received $94 million in
FY2010, $93 million in FY2011, $83 million in FY2012, and $78 million in FY2013. The FY2014 request is for $83 million. The authorization of appropriations for
Sec. 846 expired at the end of FY2007 and was not reauthorized by ACA.
b.
CRS-24
The Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (P.L. 112-10, Div. B, Sec. 1828) prohibited the transfer of funds from the Public
Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (PHSSEF) to support the U.S. Public Health Sciences Track. The PHSSEF is an HHS account administered by the
Secretary. Congress has historically used the PHSSEF to provide one-time funding for non-routine activities. Each fiscal year, Congress appropriates amounts to the
PHSSEF for specified purposes. ACA did not authorize or appropriate funds to the PHSSEF.
Table 4. ACA Discretionary Spending: Prevention and Wellness
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
Community-Based Prevention: Existing Programs
3509/3511
New PHSA Secs.
229 (OS), 310A
(CDC), 925
(AHRQ); new
SSA Sec. 713
(HRSA); and new
FFDCA Sec. 1011
(FDA). Amends
PHSA Secs.
486(a) (NIH) and
501(f)
(SAMHSA).
Offices on Women’s Health. Establishes within OS an Office on Women’s Health,
headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women’s Health, and transfers all
functions and personnel from the existing Office on Women’s Health of the Public
Health Service to the new office. Requires the OS Office on Women’s Health to
establish an HHS Coordinating Committee on Women’s Health and a National
Women’s Health Information Center, among other things. Authorizes the
appropriation of SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014.
Funding for OS Office on Women’s Health:
FY2010 = $34 million
FY2011 = $34 million
FY2012 = $34 million
FY2013 = $33 million
FY2014 = $34 million
FY2015 request = $30 million
Amends the existing authorities for NIH’s Office of Research on Women’s Health
(ORWH) and SAMHSA’s Associate Administrator for Women’s Services by specifying
that the ORWH director and the Associate Administrator are to report directly to
the NIH Director and the SAMHSA Administrator, respectively. Authorizes the
appropriation of SSAN (no years specified).
Funding for NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health:
FY2010 = $43 million
FY2011 = $42 million
FY2012 = $42 million
FY2013 = $40 million
FY2014 = $41 million
FY2015 request = $41 million
Establishes Offices of Women’s Health at CDC, AHRQ, HRSA, and FDA to make
recommendations regarding grant-making through other agency accounts. Authorizes
the appropriation of SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014.
4003
Amends PHSA
Sec. 915(a)
(AHRQ). New
PHSA Sec. 399U
(CDC).
Clinical and community preventive services task forces. Reauthorizes and
expands the authority for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) to review
and recommend effective clinical preventive services. Provides explicit statutory
authority for the existing Task Force on Community Preventive Services (TFCPS) to
review and recommend effective community-based interventions. Authorizes the
appropriation of SSAN for each fiscal year to carry out the activities of the USPSTF
and the TFCPS.
AHRQ funding for USPSTF:
FY2010 = $4 million (+ $5 million PPHF)
FY2011 = $4 million (+ $7 million PPHF)
FY2012 = $4 million (+ $7 million PPHF)
FY2013 = $5 million (+ $6 million PPHF)
FY2014 = $4 million (+ $7 million PPHF)
FY2015 request = $11 million
CDC funding for TFCPS:
FY2010 = $5 million (all PPHF)
FY2011 = $7 million (all PPHF)
FY2012 = $10 million (all PPHF)
FY2013 = $7 million (all PPHF)
FY2014 = $0
FY2015 request = $8 million (all PPHF)
CRS-25
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
4102(b)
Amends PHSA
Sec. 317M(c)
(CDC, HRSA)
School-based dental sealant program. Amends the existing school-based dental
sealant grant program, which was discretionary, by requiring the Secretary to award
grants to the 50 states and to Indian tribes for school-based dental sealant programs.
Note: The authorization of appropriations for the school-based dental sealant
program expired at the end of FY2005. ACA did not reauthorize appropriations for
the program.
Funding for all of CDC’s existing oral health programs
under PHSA Sec. 317M:
FY2010 = $15 million
FY2011 = $15 million
FY2012 = $16 million
FY2013 = $15 million
FY2014 = $16 million
FY2015 request = $16 million
[Note: Amounts below the line reflect realignment for
the CDC Working Capital Fund (WCF) and are not
comparable to amounts above the line.]
4204
Amends PHSA
Sec. 317 and adds
a new subsection
(m) (CDC)
Immunization programs. Provides explicit authority for states to purchase
vaccines at prices negotiated by Secretary. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN (no
years specified) for state immunization grants. Establishes a new immunization
demonstration grant, for which is authorized the appropriation of SSAN for each of
FY2010 through FY2014. [CFDA 93.185, 93.268, 93.533, 93.539]
Funding for the Sec. 317 immunization program
(including program implementation and accountability):
FY2010 = $561 million
FY2011 = $361 million (+ $100 million PPHF)
FY2012 = $452 million (+ $190 million PPHF)
FY2013 = $461 million (+ $91 million PPHF)
FY2014 = $452 million (+ $160 million PPHF)
FY2015 request = $433 million (+ $127 million PPHF)
[Note: Amounts below the line reflect realignment for
the CDC WCF and are not comparable to amounts
above the line.]
CRS-26
ACA
Section
10334
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Amends PHSA
Sec. 1707 (OS)
and PHSA Title
IV (NIH), and
adds new PHSA
Sec. 1707A
(AHRQ, CDC,
CMS, FDA,
HRSA, SAMHSA)
Summary of Provision
Offices of Minority Health. Establishes within OS an Office of Minority Health,
headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, and transfers all
functions and personnel from the existing Office of Minority Health of the Public
Health Service to the new office. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN for each of
FY2011 through FY2016.
Renames NIH’s National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
(NCMHD) as the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
(NIMHD). Specifies that the NIMHD Director is responsible for the coordination of
all NIH research on minority health and health disparities.
Establishes an Office of Minority Health in AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA, and
SAMHSA. Requires the Secretary to designate an appropriate amount of each
agency’s funding to support the activities of its Office of Minority Health.
10412
Reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 312
(HRSA)
Rural access to emergency devices. Authorizes the appropriation of $25 million
for each of FY2003 through FY2014 for a program of grants to community
partnerships to purchase and distribute automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) in
rural communities, and to provide AED training for first responders. [CFDA 93.259]
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
Funding for OS Office of Minority Health:
FY2010 = $56 million
FY2011 = $56 million
FY2012 = $56 million
FY2013 = $40 million
FY2014 = $57 million
FY2015 request = $36 million
Funding for NIH/NIMHD:
FY2010 = $211 million
FY2011 = $276 million
FY2012 = $276 million
FY2013 = $260 million
FY2014 = $268 million
FY2015 request = $268 million
FY2010 = $3 million
FY2011 = $0.2 million
FY2012 = $1 million
FY2013 = $2 million
FY2014 = $3 million
FY2015 = $0
Community-Based Prevention: New Programs
4004
CRS-27
New freestanding
authority
Education and outreach regarding prevention. Requires the Secretary to carry
out various specified communications activities regarding health promotion and
disease prevention, for common and serious chronic health problems. They include
establishing, within one year of enactment, a national media campaign on health
promotion and disease prevention. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN for each
fiscal year; no more than $500 million total.
Note: Education and outreach for health promotion are
core public health activities and a part of many HHS
programs, authorized in broad language in the PHSA.
Thus, it is not possible to identify total funding for Sec.
4004 implementation. However, HHS reported using $30
million in FY2012 PPHF funds for tobacco prevention
media activities and prevention education and outreach,
and continues to use a portion of annual PPHF funds for
education, awareness, and outreach activities for various
other disease prevention and health promotion
purposes.
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
4102(a)
New PHSA Secs.
399LL, 399LL-1,
and 399LL-2
(CDC)
Oral health activities. Requires CDC, subject to appropriations, to fund a five-year
national oral health education campaign, and award grants to community-based
providers of dental services for dental caries disease management programs, among
other things. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN (no years specified).
No appropriations identified.
4102(c)
Amends PHSA
Sec. 317M by
adding a new
subsection (d)
(CDC)
Oral health infrastructure. Requires the Secretary to enter into cooperative
agreements with states and tribal entities to establish oral health leadership and
programs to improve oral health. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN for FY2010
through FY2014.
No appropriations identified.
4102(d)
New freestanding
authority (CDC,
AHRQ)
Oral health surveillance. Requires the Secretary to expand the following
surveillance systems to include more information on oral health: Pregnancy Risk
Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS); National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey (NHANES); National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS); and Medical
Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN (no years
specified) for PRAMS, and SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014 for NOHSS; no
explicit authorization of appropriations for NHANES/MEPS expansion.
No appropriations identified.
4201
New freestanding
authority (CDC)
Community transformation grants. Requires CDC to fund competitive grants
for the implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of evidence-based community
preventive health activities. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN for each of FY2010
through FY2014. [CFDA 93.531]
FY2011 = $145 million (all PPHF)
FY2012 = $226 million (all PPHF)
FY2013 = $146 million (all PPHF)
FY2014 = $0
FY2015 request = $0
4202(a)
New freestanding
authority (CDC)
Community wellness pilot program. Requires CDC to award grants to state and
local health departments, and to Indian tribes, for five-year pilot programs to provide
community prevention interventions, screenings, and clinical referrals for individuals
between 55 and 64 years of age. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN for each of
FY2010 through FY2014.
No appropriations identified.
4206
Amends PHSA
Sec. 330 by
adding a new
subsection (s)
Individualized wellness plan demonstration program. Requires the Secretary
to establish a pilot program in not more than 10 community health centers to test the
impact of providing at-risk individuals who use the centers with individualized wellness
plans. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN (no years specified).
No appropriations identified.
ACA
Section
CRS-28
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
4304
New PHSA Sec.
2821 (CDC)
Epidemiology and laboratory capacity grants. Codifies existing grant programs
to strengthen national epidemiology, laboratory, and information management
capacity for the response to infectious diseases and other conditions of public health
importance. Authorizes the appropriation of $190 million for each of FY2010 through
FY2013. [Note: ACA requires a specific distribution of funds among epidemiology,
information management, and laboratory grants. A provision in annual appropriations
acts nullifies this distribution directive.]
Funding for CDC’s Epidemiology and Laboratory
Capacity (ELC) program and Emerging Infections
Program (EIP) grants:
FY2010 = $20 million (all PPHF)
FY2011 = $40 million (all PPHF)
FY2012 = $40 million (all PPHF)
FY2013 = $40 million (PPHF + transfers)
FY2014 = $40 million (all PPHF)
FY2015 request = $40 million (all PPHF)
10407
New freestanding
authority (CDC)
Diabetes activities. Requires CDC to conduct several diabetes prevention activities
including state assessments, vital statistics, physician education, and funding of an
Institute of Medicine (IOM) report. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN (no years
specified).
No appropriations identified.
10411
New PHSA Secs.
399V-2 (CDC)
and 425 (NIH)
Congenital heart disease programs. Authorizes CDC to establish a National
Congenital Heart Disease Surveillance System (NCHDSS), or to award one grant to
establish such a system. Authorizes NIH to expand and coordinate research on
congenital heart disease. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN for each of FY2011
through FY2015 for both the surveillance system and the expanded research
program.
Funding for CDC’s congenital heart disease program:
FY2012 = $2 million
FY2013 = $2 million
FY2014 = $3 million
FY2015 request = $3 million (all PPHF)
10413
New PHSA Sec.
399NN (OS,
CDC)
Young women’s breast health awareness. Among other things, requires CDC
to conduct an education campaign and award grants for a media campaign regarding
breast health in young women, and to conduct prevention research; requires the
Secretary to award grants to provide education and assistance to young women
diagnosed with breast disease. Authorizes the appropriation of $9 million for each of
FY2010 through FY2014.
FY2010 = $5 million
FY2011 = $5 million
FY2012 = $5 million
FY2013 = $5 million
FY2014 = $5 million
FY2015 request amount not specified
CRS-29
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
10501(g)
New PHSA Sec.
399V-3 (CDC)
Summary of Provision
National diabetes prevention program (NDPP). Among other things, requires
the Secretary to award grants for community-based diabetes prevention program
model sites. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN for each of FY2010 through
FY2014. [Note: NDPP is a component of CDC’s broader diabetes prevention
activities.]
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
FY2010 = $0
FY2011 = $0
FY2012 = $10 million (all PPHF)
FY2013 = $3*
FY2014 = $10 million
FY2015 request = $10 million
*NDPP did not receive dedicated funding for FY2013.
CDC used internal transfers to continue program
activities.
Workplace Wellness: New Program
10408
New freestanding
authority (CDC)
Small business wellness program. Requires the Secretary to award grants to
employers to provide their employees with access to comprehensive workplace
wellness programs. Eligible employers are those with fewer than 100 employees, who
work at least 25 hours per week. Authorizes the appropriation of $200 million for
the period of FY2011 through FY2015, to remain available until expended.
FY2010 = $0
FY2011 = $10 million (all PPHF)
FY2012 = $10 million (all PPHF)
FY2013 = $0
FY2014 = $10 (all PPHF)
FY2015 request = $0
Sources: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Funding amounts are taken from agency budget documents, including operating plans for certain fiscal years, available at http://www.hhs.gov/budget/, and communications
with the CDC Washington Office.
CRS-30
Table 5. ACA Discretionary Spending: Maternal and Child Health
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
New SSA Sec.
512 (HRSA)
ACA
Section
2952(b)
Summary of Provision
Services to individuals with a postpartum condition. Authorizes grants to
establish, operate and coordinate effective and cost-efficient systems for the delivery
of essential services to individuals with, or at risk of, postpartum depression and their
families. Eligible grantees include public or nonprofit private entities, state or local
government public-private partnerships, recipients of Healthy Start grants, public or
nonprofit private hospitals, community-based organizations, hospices, ambulatory care
facilities, community health centers, and primary care centers. Authorizes the
appropriation of $3 million for FY2010, and SSAN for each of FY2011 and FY2012.
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
No appropriations identified.
Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Table 6. ACA Discretionary Spending: Health Care Quality
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
Quality Measure Development, Analysis, and Public Reporting: New Programs
3013(a)&(c)
CRS-31
New PHSA 931
(AHRQ)
Quality measure development. Requires the Secretary, in consultation with
AHRQ and CMS, to (1) identify gaps where no quality measures exist or where
existing measures need improvement, updating or expansion consistent with the
National Strategy for Quality Improvement; and (2) fund or enter into agreements
with eligible entities that have demonstrated expertise in measure development to
develop, improve, update, or expand quality measures in areas identified as gap areas.
Authorizes the appropriation of $75 million for each of FY2010 through FY2014, to
remain available until expended. At least 50% of the amounts appropriated must be
used pursuant to SSA Sec. 1890A(e), as added by ACA Sec. 3013(b). See below.
No appropriations identified.
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
3013(b)
Amends new SSA
Sec. 1890A, as
added by ACA
Sec. 3014(b), by
adding a new
subsection (e)
(CMS)
Quality and efficiency measures development. Requires CMS, in consultation
with AHRQ, through contracts, to develop quality and efficiency measures as
determined appropriate for use under the SSA.
See ACA Sec. 3013(a)&(c) above.
3015
New PHSA Sec.
399II
Collection and analysis of data for quality and resource use measures.
Requires the Secretary to establish and implement an overall strategic framework to
carry out the public reporting of performance information. Requires the Secretary to
collect and aggregate consistent data on quality and resource use measures, and
authorizes the Secretary to award grants or contracts for this purpose. Authorizes
the Secretary to award grants or contracts to multi-stakeholder entities to support
new, or improve existing, efforts to collect and aggregate quality and resource use
measures. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014.
No appropriations identified.
3015
New PHSA Sec.
399JJ
Public reporting of performance information. Requires the Secretary to make
available to the public, through standardized websites, performance information
summarizing data on quality measures. The information must include clinical
conditions to the extent such data are available and, where appropriate, be providerspecific and sufficiently disaggregated and specific to meet the needs of patients with
different clinical conditions. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN for each of FY2010
through FY2014.
No appropriations identified.
Quality Improvement Research, Training, and Implementation: New Programs
3501
CRS-32
New PHSA Sec.
933 (AHRQ)
Health care delivery system research. Requires AHRQ to (1) identify, develop,
evaluate, and disseminate innovative strategies for quality improvement practices in
the delivery of health care services that represent best practice; (2) support research
on health care delivery improvement and facilitate adoption of best practices; and (3)
make the research findings available to the public; among other specified functions.
Authorizes the appropriation of $20 million for FY2010 through FY2014.
FY2014 = $5 million
No appropriations identified prior to FY2014.
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
3501/3511
New PHSA Sec.
934 (AHRQ)
Quality improvement technical assistance and implementation. Requires
AHRQ to award grants (with a matching requirement) to eligible entities for
providing technical support to health care providers in order to help them
understand, adapt, and implement the models and practices identified by the research
conducted by the agency. Grantees must have demonstrated expertise in providing
information and technical support and assistance to health care providers regarding
quality improvement. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN (no years specified).
No appropriations identified.
3508/3511
New freestanding
authority
Quality and patient safety training. Authorizes the Secretary to award
demonstration grants (with a matching requirement) to eligible health professions
schools or consortia to develop and implement academic curricula that integrate
quality improvement and patient safety into clinical education of health professionals.
Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN (no years specified).
No appropriations identified.
Health Care Coordination: Existing Program
3510
CRS-33
Amends and
reauthorizes
PHSA Sec. 340A
(HRSA)
Patient navigator program. Prohibits the Secretary from awarding a grant to an
entity under this section unless the entity provides assurances that patient navigators
recruited, assigned, trained, or employed using these grant funds meet certain
minimum core proficiencies. Eligible grantees include public or nonprofit private
health centers (including FQHCs), IHS facilities, hospitals, cancer centers, rural health
clinics, academic health centers, and nonprofit entities that partner or coordinate
referrals with such a facility to provide patient navigator services. Authorizes the
appropriation of $3.5 million for FY2010, and SSAN for each of FY2011 through
FY2015. [CFDA 93.191]
FY2010 = $5 million
FY2011 = $5 million
No appropriations identified since FY2011.
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
Health Care Coordination: New Programs
3502/3511
New freestanding
authority
Community health team grants to support medical homes. Requires the
Secretary to award grants to or enter into contracts with states, state-designated
entities, and tribal organizations to support community-based interdisciplinary,
interprofessional health teams in assisting primary care practices. Funding must be
used to establish the health teams and to provide capitated payments to the
providers. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN (no years specified).
No appropriations identified.
3503/3511
New PHSA Sec.
935 (AHRQ)
Medication therapy management (MTM) grants. Requires the Secretary, not
later than May 1, 2010, to provide grants to support MTM services provided by
licensed pharmacists that are targeted at patients who take four or more prescribed
medications, take high-risk medications, have two or more chronic diseases, or have
undergone a transition of care or other factors that are likely to create a high risk for
medication-related problems. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN (no years
specified).
No appropriations identified.
3506
New PHSA Sec.
936 (AHRQ)
Program to facilitate shared decision making. Requires the Secretary, through
a contract, to develop and identify standards for patient decision aids, to review
patient decision aids, and develop a certification process for determining whether
patient decision aids meet those standards. The contract is to be awarded to the
entity that holds the contract under SSA Sec. 1890 (currently the National Quality
Forum). Further requires the Secretary to (1) award grants or contracts to develop,
update, and produce patient decision aids, to test such materials to ensure they are
balanced and evidence-based, and to educate providers on their use; and (2) to award
grants for establishing Shared Decision Making Resource Centers to develop and
disseminate best practices to speed adoption and effective use of patient decision aids
and shared decision making. Also requires the Secretary to award grants to providers
for the development and implementation of shared decision-making techniques.
Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN for FY2010 and each subsequent fiscal year.
No appropriations identified.
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Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
5405
New PHSA Sec.
399V-1 (AHRQ)
Primary care extension program. Requires the Secretary to establish a Primary
Care Extension Program to award state planning and implementation grants for
Primary Care Extension Program State Hubs, consisting of the state health
department and other specified entities. State hubs must contract with and provide
grant funds to county and local entities to serve as Primary Care Extension Agencies
that assist primary care providers in implementing patient-centered medical homes
and develop and support primary care learning communities, among other functions.
Authorizes the appropriation of $120 million for each of FY2011 and FY2012, and
SSAN for each of FY2013 and FY2014.
No appropriations identified.
5604
New PHSA Sec.
520K (SAMHSA)
Co-locating primary and specialty care in community-based mental health
settings. Requires the Secretary to fund demonstration projects for providing
coordinated and integrated services to individuals with mental illness and co-occurring
chronic diseases through the co-location of primary and specialty care services in
community-based mental and behavioral health settings. Authorizes the appropriation
of $50 million for FY2010, and SSAN for each of FY2011 through FY2014.
Note: SAMHSA’s Primary & Behavioral Health Care
Integration (PBHCI) program, authorized under PHSA
Sec. 520A, predates ACA and has received the following
amounts: FY2011 = $28 million (+ $35 million PPHF);
FY2012 = $31 million (+ $35 million PPHF); FY2013 =
$29 million; FY2014 = $50 million; FY2015 request =
$26 million (+ $8 million PPHF).
10333
New PHSA Sec.
340H
Community-based collaborative care network program. Authorizes the
Secretary to award grants to support community-based collaborative care networks
(CCN). An eligible CCN is a consortium of health care providers with a joint
governance structure that provides comprehensive coordinated and integrated health
care services (as defined by the Secretary) for low-income populations. CCNs must
include a safety net hospital and all FQHCs in the community, as specified. Authorizes
the appropriation of SSAN for each of FY2011 through FY2015.
No appropriations identified.
10410
New PHSA Sec.
520B (SAMHSA)
Centers of excellence for depression. Requires SAMHSA to award five-year
grants (with a matching requirement) on a competitive basis to eligible institutions of
higher education or research institutions to establish national centers of excellence
for depression. One grantee is to be designated as the coordinating center and
required to establish and maintain a national database. Centers of excellence may
receive a grant of up to $5 million; the coordinating center may receive a grant of up
to $10 million. Authorizes the appropriation of $100 million for each of FY2011
through FY2015, and $150 million for each of FY2016 through FY2020.
No appropriations identified.
Sources: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Funding amounts are taken from agency budget documents, including the FY2014 operating plans, available at http://www.hhs.gov/budget/.
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Table 7. ACA Discretionary Spending: Nursing Homes
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
6112
New freestanding
authority
National independent monitor demonstration program. Requires the
Secretary, within one year of enactment, to implement a two-year demonstration to
develop, test, and implement an independent monitoring program to oversee
interstate and large intrastate chains of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing
facilities (NFs). Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN (no years specified); a
monitored chain must contribute a portion of costs of the demonstration, as
determined by the Secretary.
No appropriations identified.
6114
New freestanding
authority
Culture change and information technology demonstration programs.
Requires the Secretary, within one year of enactment, to award one or more
competitive grants to support each of the following three-year demonstration
projects for SNFs and NFs: (1) develop best practices for culture change (i.e., patientcentric models of care); and (2) develop best practices for the use of health
information technology. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN (no years specified).
No appropriations identified.
Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
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Table 8. ACA Discretionary Spending: Health Disparities Data Collection
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
4302(a)
New PHSA Title
XXXI; new Sec.
3101
Health disparities data collection and analysis. Not later than two years after
enactment, requires federally conducted and supported health programs and surveys,
to the extent practicable, to collect and report data on race, ethnicity, sex, primary
language, and disability status, as well as other demographic data on health disparities
as deemed appropriate by the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to adopt standards for
the measurement and collection of such data. Requires the Secretary to analyze the
data collected on health disparities; provide for the public reporting and dissemination
of the data and analyses; and safeguard the privacy of the information. Authorizes the
appropriation of SSAN for each of FY2010 through FY2014; however, data may not be
collected unless funds are directly appropriated for such purpose. [Note: On October
31, 2011, HHS published final standards for collecting and reporting health disparities
data. See http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=208.]
No appropriations identified.
5605
New freestanding
authority
Key national indicators. Establishes a Commission on Key National Indicators
composed of eight members appointed by Congress. [Note: The commission members
were appointed in Dec. 2010. See http://www.stateoftheusa.org/content/commissionon-key-national-ind.php.] Requires the commission to contract with the National
Academy of Sciences to review available public and private sector research on key
national indicator set selection and determine how best to establish a key national
indicator system, among other things. Mandates a Government Accountability Office
(GAO) study of previous efforts by public, private, or foreign entities to develop best
practices for a key national indicator system. Authorizes the appropriation of $10
million for FY2010, and $7.5 million for each of FY2011 through FY2018, with amounts
appropriated to remain available until expended. [Note: GAO released its study in
March 2011. See http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d11396.pdf.]
No appropriations identified.
Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
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Table 9. ACA Discretionary Spending: Emergency Care and Trauma Services
Statutory
Authority
Summary of Provision
(Agency)
Emergency Care and Trauma Services: Existing Programs
3505(a)
Amends and
Trauma care centers. Requires the Secretary to establish separate grant programs
reauthorizes
for IHS and tribal trauma care centers to (1) help defray substantial uncompensated
PHSA Secs. 1241- care costs, (2) further the core missions of trauma care centers, and (3) provide
emergency relief to ensure the continued availability of trauma services. Authorizes
1245 (HRSA)
the appropriation of $100 million for FY2009, and SSAN for each of FY2010 through
FY2015.
5603
Amends and
Children’s emergency medical services demonstration grants. Expands
reauthorizes
emergency services for children who need treatment for trauma or critical care by
PHSA Sec. 1910
lengthening the period for demonstration grants to four years (with an optional fifth
year). Authorizes the appropriation of $25 million for FY2010, $26.3 million for
(HRSA)
FY2011, $27.6 million for FY2012, $28.9 million for FY2013, and $30.4 million for
FY2014. [CFDA 93.127]
Emergency Care and Trauma Services: New Programs
3504(a)
New PHSA Sec.
Regional systems for emergency care. Requires the Assistant Secretary for
Preparedness and Response to award at least four multi-year contracts or grants
1204 (OS)
(with matching requirement) to states and Indian tribes for pilot projects to improve
regional coordination of emergency services. Priority given to entities serving a
medically underserved population. Authorizes the appropriation of $24 million for
each of FY2010 through FY2014.
3504(b)
New PHSA Sec.
Emergency medicine research. Requires the Secretary to expand and accelerate
498D (NIH,
basic, translational, and service delivery research on emergency medical care systems
AHRQ, HRSA,
and emergency medicine, including pediatric emergency medical care. Also requires
the Secretary to support research on the economic impact of coordinated emergency
CDC)
care systems. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN for each of FY2010 through
FY2014.
3505(b)
New PHSA Secs.
Trauma service availability grants. Requires the Secretary to award grants to
states for the purpose of supporting trauma-related physician specialties and
1281-1282
broadening access to and availability of trauma care services. States must use at least
40% of the funds for grants to safety net trauma centers. Authorizes the
appropriation of $100 million for each of FY2010 through FY2015.
ACA
Section
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
No appropriations identified.
FY2010 = $21 million
FY2011 = $21 million
FY2012 = $21 million
FY2013 = $20 million
FY2014 = $20 million
FY2015 request = $20 million
Note: In addition to authorizing funding for the new
program, this ACA provision reauthorized funding for
several existing trauma care grant programs in PHSA
Title XII Parts A and B (i.e., Secs. 1202, 1203, and 12111222). No appropriations identified for any of the
programs.
No appropriations identified.
No appropriations identified.
Sources: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Funding amounts are taken from HRSA’s budget documents, including the FY2014 operating plan, available at http://www.hrsa.gov/about/budget/index.html.
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Table 10. ACA Discretionary Spending: Elder Justice
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2021 (OS)
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2022
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2024
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2031
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2041(a)
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2041(b)
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Summary of Provision
Elder Justice Coordinating Council. Establishes an Elder Justice Coordinating
Council to include the Secretary as chair and the U.S. Attorney General, as well as
the head of each federal department or agency, identified by the chair, as having
administrative responsibility or administering programs related to elder abuse,
neglect, and exploitation. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN (no years specified).
See also new SSA Sec. 2024 below.
Advisory Board on Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation. Establishes an
advisory board to create a short- and long-term multidisciplinary plan for
development of the field of elder justice and to make recommendations to the Elder
Justice Coordinating Council. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN (no years
specified). See also new SSA Sec. 2024 below.
Authorization of appropriations. Authorizes funding for new SSA Secs. 2021
(Coordinating Council), 2022 (Advisory Board), and 2023 (human subject protection
guidelines for researchers). Authorizes the appropriation of $6.5 million for FY2011,
and $7.0 million for each of FY2012 through FY2014.
Forensic centers and expertise. Requires the Secretary to award grants to eligible
entities to establish and operate stationary and mobile forensic centers and to
develop forensic expertise pertaining to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Authorizes the appropriation of $4 million for FY2011, $6 million for FY2012, and $8
million for each of FY2013 and FY2014.
Incentives for LTC staffing. Requires the Secretary to award grants to LTC
facilities for them to offer continuing training and varying levels of certification to
employees providing direct care to residents and to improve management practices
so as to promote retention of direct care workers. Authorizes the appropriation of
$20 million for FY2011, $17.5 million for FY2012, and $15 million for each of FY2013
and FY2014 for new SSA Sec. 2041.
Certified EHR technology grant program. Authorizes grants to LTC facilities
for specified activities that would assist such entities in offsetting costs related to
purchasing, leasing, developing, and implementing certified electronic health record
technology. See above authorization of appropriations for new SSA Sec. 2041.
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
No appropriations identified.
No appropriations identified.
No appropriations identified.
No appropriations identified.
No appropriations identified.
No appropriations identified.
ACA
Section
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2041(c)
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2042(a)
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2042(b)
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2042(c)
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2043(a)
6703(a)
New SSA Sec.
2043(b)
6703(b)
New freestanding
authority
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Summary of Provision
Standards for transactions involving clinical data by LTC facilities. Requires
the Secretary to adopt electronic standards for the exchange of clinical data by LTC
facilities and, within 10 years, to have in place procedures to accept the optional
electronic submission of clinical data by LTC facilities pursuant to such standards. See
above authorization of appropriations for new SSA Sec. 2041.
Adult protective service functions. Requires the Secretary to undertake various
activities with respect to adult protective services, including providing funding,
collecting and disseminating data on elder abuse, disseminating information on best
practices and training, conducting research, and providing technical assistance to
states and other entities. Authorizes the appropriation of $3 million for FY2011, and
$4 million for each of FY2012 through FY2014.
Grants to enhance provision of adult protective services. Requires the
Secretary to award formula grants to states to enhance adult protective services
programs provided by states and local governments. Authorizes the appropriation of
$100 million for each of FY2011 through FY2014.
Adult protective services demonstration grants. Requires the Secretary to
fund state demonstration programs for adult protective services that test methods to
prevent and detect elder abuse. Authorizes the appropriation of $25 million for each
of FY2011 through FY2014.
Long-term care ombudsman program grants. Requires the Secretary to award
grants to improve the capacity of state LTC ombudsman programs to address abuse
and neglect complaints, conduct pilot programs, and provide support for such
programs. Authorizes the appropriation of $5 million for FY2011, $7.5 million for
FY2012, and $10 million for each of FY2013 and FY2014.
Ombudsman training programs. Requires the Secretary to establish programs to
provide and improve ombudsman training with respect to elder abuse, neglect, and
exploitation for national organizations and state LTC ombudsman programs.
Authorizes the appropriation of $10 million for each of FY2011 through FY2014.
National Training Institute for Surveyors. Requires that the Secretary enter
into a contract with an entity to establish and operate a National Training Institute for
Federal and State Surveyors to train surveyors who investigate allegations of abuse in
programs and LTC facilities that receive payments under Medicare or Medicaid.
Authorizes the appropriation of $12 million for the period of FY2011 through
FY2014.
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
No appropriations identified.
No appropriations identified.
No appropriations identified.
No appropriations identified.
No appropriations identified.
No appropriations identified.
No appropriations identified.
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
6703(b)
New freestanding
authority
6703(c)
New freestanding
authority
Summary of Provision
Grants to state survey agencies. Requires the Secretary to award grants to state
survey agencies that perform surveys of Medicare or Medicaid participating nursing
facilities to design and implement complaint investigation systems. Authorizes the
appropriation of $5 million for each of FY2011 through FY2014.
National nurse aide registry study and report. Requires the Secretary, in
consultation with appropriate government agencies and private sector organizations,
to conduct a study on establishing a national nurse aide registry and report on its
findings. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN (no years specified) to carry out these
activities, with funding not to exceed $500,000.
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
No appropriations identified.
No appropriations identified.
Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Table 11. ACA Discretionary Spending: Biomedical Research
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
10409
Amends PHSA
Secs. 402(b) and
499(c); new
PHSA Sec. 402Ca
(NIH)
Summary of Provision
Cures Acceleration Network (CAN). Establishes a CAN program within the
Office of the NIH Directora to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to
support the development of treatments for diseases or conditions that are rare, and
for which market incentives are inadequate. Eligible grantees include public or private
entities, which may include private or public research institutions, institutions of
higher education, medical centers, biotechnology companies, pharmaceutical
companies, disease advocacy organizations, patient advocacy organizations, and
academic research institutions. Authorizes the appropriation of $500 million for
FY2010, and SSAN for subsequent fiscal years. Other funds appropriated under the
PHSA may not be allocated to CAN.
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
FY2012 = $10 million
FY2013 = $9 million
FY2014 = $10 million
FY2015 request = $30 million
Sources: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Funding amounts are taken from NIH’s budget documents, including the FY2014 operating plan, available at http://officeofbudget.od.nih.gov/br.html.
a.
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P.L. 112-74 created the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) within NIH and transferred the CAN program from the Office of the NIH
Director to NCATS. It also redesignated PHSA Sec. 402C as Sec. 480.
Table 12. ACA Discretionary Spending: Biologics
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
7002
Amends PHSA
Sec. 351 (FDA)
Summary of Provision
FDA approval of biosimilar biologics. Creates an abbreviated regulatory pathway
for approving biological products that are demonstrated to be biosimilar to, or
interchangeable with, an FDA-licensed biological product. Provides for the collection
of user fees, subject to congressional authorization, to cover regulatory costs
beginning in FY2013. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN for each of FY2010
through FY2012. For more information on FDA regulation of biosimilar biological
products, see http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/
HowDrugsareDevelopedandApproved/ApprovalApplications/
TherapeuticBiologicApplications/Biosimilars/default.htm.
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
No appropriations identified (FY2010-FY2012).
FY2013 = $1 million (user fees)
FY2014 = $1 million (user fees)
FY2015 request = $1 million (user fees)
Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Funding amounts are taken from FDA’s budget documents, including the FY2014 operating plan, available at http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/ReportsManualsForms/
Reports/BudgetReports/default.htm.
Table 13. ACA Discretionary Spending: 340B Drug Pricing
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
7102
Amends PHSA
Sec. 340B(d)
(HRSA)
Summary of Provision
Improvements to 340B program integrity. Requires the Secretary to develop
systems to improve compliance and program integrity to (1) increase transparency
and strengthen monitoring, oversight, and investigation of the prices that
manufacturers charge covered entities; and (2) ensure covered entities do not divert
drugs or obtain multiple discounts. Further requires the Secretary to establish a new
administrative dispute resolution process to mediate and resolve covered entity
overpayment claims and manufacturer claims against covered entities for drug
diversion or multiple discounts. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN for FY2010
and each succeeding fiscal year.
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
FY2010 = $2 million
FY2011 = $4 million
FY2012 = $4 million
FY2013 = $4 million
FY2014 = $10 million
FY2015 request = $17 million (includes $7 million from a
proposed new user fee program)
Sources: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Funding amounts are taken from HRSA’s budget documents, including the FY2014 operating plan, available at http://www.hrsa.gov/about/budget/index.html.
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Table 14. ACA Discretionary Spending: Medical Malpractice
Statutory
Authority
(Agent)
ACA
Section
10607
New PHSA Sec.
399V-4 (HRSA)
Summary of Provision
Liability reform demonstration program. Authorizes five-year demonstration
grants to states for the implementation and evaluation of alternatives to current tort
litigation for resolving disputes over injuries allegedly caused by health care providers
or organizations. Planning grants of up to $500,000 may be awarded to states for the
development of demonstration project applications. To receive a grant, a state must
develop an alternative system that allows for the resolution of disputes caused by
health care providers or organizations, and reduces medical errors by encouraging
the collection and analysis of patient safety data related to the resolved disputes.
Authorizes the appropriation of $50 million for the period FY2011 through FY2015.
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
No appropriations identified.
Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Table 15. ACA Discretionary Spending: Pain Care Management
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
4305(a)
New freestanding
authority
Summary of Provision
Conference on pain. Requires the Secretary, within one year of appropriating
funds, to contract with the IOM to convene a Conference on Pain for the purpose of
assessing the public health impact of pain, reviewing pain research, care, and
education, and identifying barriers to improved pain care. A report summarizing the
Conference’s findings must be submitted to Congress by June 30, 2011. Authorizes
the appropriation of SSAN for each of FY2010 and FY2011. [Note: IOM released its
report on June 29, 2011. See http://painconsortium.nih.gov/.]
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
No appropriations identified.
Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
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Table 16. ACA Discretionary Spending: Medicaid
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
Summary of Provision
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
2705
New freestanding
authority (CMS)
Global payment system demonstration program. Requires the Secretary, in
coordination with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, to fund up to
five Medicaid demonstrations during the period FY2010 through FY2012 under which
a participating state will adjust payments made to a large safety net hospital system or
network from a fee-for-service model to a global capitated payment model.
Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN (no years specified).
No appropriations identified.
2706
New freestanding
authority (CMS)
Pediatric accountable care organization demonstration program. Requires
the Secretary to conduct a five-year Medicaid demonstration (Jan. 1, 2012, through
Dec. 31, 2016) under which a participating state is allowed to recognize pediatric
providers as an accountable care organization (ACO) for the purpose of receiving
incentive payments. Eligible pediatric providers must meet certain performance
guidelines established by the Secretary to be recognized as an ACO, and must achieve
a specified minimum level of Medicaid savings to receive an incentive payment.
Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN (no years specified).
No appropriations identified.
Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Table 17. ACA Discretionary Spending: Medicare
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
3129
Amends and
reauthorizes SSA
Sec. 1820 (HRSA)
Summary of Provision
Rural hospital flexibility grant program. Extends authorization of appropriations
for the rural hospital flexibility (Flex) grants that support a range of performance and
quality improvement activities at small rural hospitals. Permits the funding to be used
to help rural hospitals participate in delivery system reform programs authorized
under ACA. Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN for each of FY2011 and FY2012,
to remain available until expended. [CFDA 93.241]
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
FY2010 = $41 million
FY2011 = $41 million
FY2012 = $41 million
FY2013 = $38 million
FY2014 = $41 million
FY2015 request = $26 million
Sources: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Funding amounts are taken from HRSA’s budget documents, including the FY2014 operating plan, available at http://www.hrsa.gov/about/budget/index.html.
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Table 18. ACA Discretionary Spending: Private Health Insurance
Statutory
Authority
(Agency)
ACA
Section
1334
New freestanding
authority (OPM)
Summary of Provision
Multi-state health plans. Requires OPM to contract with health insurers to offer
at least two multi-state health plans (at least one nonprofit) through exchanges in
each state. Authorizes OPM to prohibit multi-state plans that do not meet standards
for medical loss ratios, profit margins, and premiums. Requires multi-state plans to
cover essential health benefits and meet all the requirements of a qualified health plan.
Authorizes the appropriation of SSAN (no years specified). [Note: On March 11,
2013, OPM published a final rule to implement the multi-state plan program (78
Federal Register 15560).]
Funding (FY2010-FY2015)
No appropriations identified.
Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
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Discretionary Spending Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Appendix. Expired and Expiring Authorizations of
Appropriations
Table A-1. Programs with Expired Authorizations of Appropriations
Listed by Topic Area, Program Name, and ACA Section Number
Health Centers and Clinics (Table 2)
School-Based Health Centers (Sec. 4101(b))
Nurse-Managed Health Clinics (Sec. 5208)
Health Care Workforce (Table 3)
Primary Care Training & Enhancement (Sec. 5301)
Community Health Worker Program (Sec. 5313)
Pediatric Specialist Loan Repayment Program (Sec. 5203)
CDC Training Fellowships (Sec. 5314)
Rural physician Training Grants (Sec. 10501(l))
USPHS Commissioned Corps Ready Reserve (Sec. 5210)
Nurse Faculty Loan Program (Sec. 5311(a))
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (Sec. 5402)
Nurse Faculty Loan Repayment Program (Sec. 5311(b)
Faculty Loan Repayment Program (Sec. 5402)
Family Nurse Practitioner Demonstration (Sec. 5316)
Health Careers Opportunity Program (Sec. 5402)
Geriatric Nursing Education and Training (Sec. 5305(c))
Area Health Education Centers (Sec. 5403(a))
Direct Care Worker Training (Sec. 5302)
Mental/Behavioral Health Education and Training (Sec. 5306)
Geriatric Workforce Development (Sec. 5305(a))
National Center for Health Care Workforce Analysis
(Sec. 5103)
Education and Training In Pain Care (Sec. 4305(c))
Prevention and Wellness (Table 4)
Offices of Women’s Health (Sec. 3509/3511)
Community Transformation Grants (Sec. 4201)
School-Based Dental Sealant Program (Sec. 4102(b))
Community Wellness Pilot Program (Sec. 4202(a))
Immunization Demonstration Grants (Sec. 4204(b))
Epidemiology & Laboratory Capacity Grants (Sec. 4304)
Rural Access to Emergency Devices (Sec. 10412)
Young Women’s Breast Health Awareness (Sec. 10413)
Oral Health Infrastructure (Sec. 4102(c))
National Diabetes Prevention Program (Sec. 10501(g))
Oral Health Surveillance (Sec. 4102(d))
Maternal and Child Health (Table 5)
Individuals with Postpartum Depression (Sec. 2952(b))
Health Care Quality (Table 6)
Quality and Efficiency Measures Development (Sec. 3013)
Health Care Delivery System Research (Sec. 3501)
Collection and Analysis of Quality Data (Sec. 3015)
Primary Care Extension Program (Sec. 5405)
Public Reporting of Quality Measures (Sec. 3015)
Co-Locating Primary and Specialty Care (Sec. 5604)
Health Disparities (Table 8)
Data Collection and Analysis (Sec. 4302(a))
Emergency Care and Trauma Services (Table 9)
Children’s Emergency Medical Services (Sec. 5603)
Emergency Medicine Research (Sec. 3504(b))
Regional Systems for Emergency Use (Sec. 3504(a))
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Elder Justice (Table 10)
Elder Justice Coordinating Council (Sec. 6703(a))
LTC Ombudsman Program & Training (Sec. 6703(a))
Forensic Centers and Expertise (Sec. 6703(a))
National Training Institute of Surveyors (Sec. 6703(b))
LTC Facility Staffing & Information Technology (Sec. 6703(a))
Grants to State Survey Agencies (Sec. 6703(b))
Adult Protective Services (Sec. 6703(a))
Medicare (Table 17)
Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program (Sec. 3129)
Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Notes: Programs listed in roman type have received annual discretionary appropriations. Programs for which
CRS could not identify any specific discretionary appropriations are listed in italic type. In some cases a program
may receive funding from another budget account; see Tables 2-18 for additional details on program funding.
Table A-2. Programs Whose Authorizations of Appropriations Expire at the End of
FY2015
Listed by Topic Area, Program Name, and ACA Section Number
Health Care Workforce (Table 3)
General and Pediatric Dentistry Training (Sec. 5303)
Public Health & Allied Health Scholarships (Sec. 5206(b))
Public Health & Preventive Medicine (Sec. 10501(m)(2))
Cultural Competency, Prevention, Public Health, Disparities,
and Individuals with Disability Training (Secs. 5307(a)&(b))
Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program (Sec.
5204)
Prevention and Wellness (Table 4)
Congenital Heart Disease Program (Sec. 10411)
Small Business Wellness Program (Sec. 10408)
Health Care Quality (Table 6)
Patient Navigator Program (Sec. 3510)
Community-Based Collaborative Care Network (Sec. 10333)
Emergency Care and Trauma Services (Table 9)
Trauma Care Centers (Sec. 3505(a))
Trauma Service Availability Grants (Sec. 3505(b))
Medical Malpractice (Table 14)
Liability Reform Demonstration Program (Sec. 10607)
Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service based on the text of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Notes: Programs listed in roman type have received annual discretionary appropriations. Programs for which
CRS could not identify any specific discretionary appropriations are listed in italic type. In some cases, a program
may receive funding from another budget account; see Tables 2-18 for additional details on program funding.
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Discretionary Spending Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Author Contact Information
C. Stephen Redhead, Coordinator
Specialist in Health Policy
credhead@crs.loc.gov, 7-2261
Sarah A. Lister
Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology
slister@crs.loc.gov, 7-7320
Kirsten J. Colello
Specialist in Health and Aging Policy
kcolello@crs.loc.gov, 7-7839
Amanda K. Sarata
Specialist in Health Policy
asarata@crs.loc.gov, 7-7641
Elayne J. Heisler
Specialist in Health Services
eheisler@crs.loc.gov, 7-4453
Acknowledgments
Kirsten J. Colello, Elayne J. Heisler, Sarah A. Lister, and Amanda K. Sarata helped prepare the tables in the
initial version of this report. They continue to provide and review revised funding information for each
report update.
Key Policy Staff
Area of Expertise
Health Centers and Clinics (Table 2)
Health Care Workforce (Table 3)
Long-Term Care (Table 3)
Prevention and Wellness (Table 4)
Maternal and Child Health (Table 5)
Health Care Quality (Table 6)
Nursing Homes (Table 7)
Health Disparities (Table 8)
Emergency Care (Table 9)
Elder Justice (Table 10)
Biomedical Research (Table 11)
Biologics (Table 12)
340B Drug Pricing (Table 13)
Medical Malpractice (Table 14)
Pain Care Management (Table 15)
Medicaid (Table 16)
Medicare (Table 17)
Private Health Insurance (Table 18)
Congressional Research Service
Name
Elayne J. Heisler
C. Stephen Redhead
Elayne J. Heisler
Bernice Reyes-Akinbileje
Kirsten J. Colello
Sarah A. Lister
Emilie Stoltzfus
Amanda K. Sarata
Cliff Binder
C. Stephen Redhead
Elayne J. Heisler
Kirsten J. Colello
Judith A. Johnson
Judith A. Johnson
Cliff Binder
Vivian S. Chu
Kirsten J. Colello
Cliff Binder
Sibyl Tilson
Bernadette Fernandez
Annie Mach
Phone
7-4453
7-2261
7-4453
7-2260
7-7839
7-7320
7-2324
7-7641
7-7965
7-2261
7-4453
7-7839
7-7077
7-7077
7-7965
7-4576
7-7839
7-7965
7-7368
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Email
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credhead@crs.loc.gov
eheisler@crs.loc.gov
breyes@crs.loc.gov
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slister@crs.loc.gov
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kcolello@crs.loc.gov
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