Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Republicans Spearhead $2B Bump For NIH Funding In Spending Bill
The National Institutes of Health could see its biggest budget increase in more than a decade as part of a $1.1 trillion spending bill Congress will vote on Friday. Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri, Rep. Kevin Yoder of Kansas and other conservatives in Congress spearheaded the push to boost NIH’s funding by $2 billion – a billion more than requested by the Obama administration. (Wise, 12/16)
Public health groups were pleased with other health-related provisions in the spending bill, such as funding to combat antibiotic resistance and the restoration of most of the money for HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (Ungar and O'Donnell, 12/16)
