Today, the president released the administration’s official budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2018, which would make deep cuts to health programs across health agencies and would have severe implications for Medicaid and other programs that deliver vital health care services to people with arthritis. While the Arthritis Foundation agrees that health care reform is necessary and our country needs to make important spending decisions, it should not be at the expense of people with arthritis, which now affects one in four Americans and the prevalence is growing.
Specifically, this budget would cut nearly$6 billion from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), with more than $120 million of those cuts impacting the National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases (NIAMS).These cuts would severely hinder the ability of the NIH to support research that is vital to bringing the promise of new treatments and ultimately a cure to people with arthritis.The budget also cuts the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) by nearly $400 million,which would further erode the potential set forth in the 21st Century Cures Act.
The budget would cut more than $1 billion from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including more than $200 million from the Chronic Disease Division that houses the Arthritis Program.此外，该预算将创建一个整体拨款，让各州有灵活性，为他们认为合适的慢性疾病项目提供资金。这可能极大地不利于像关节炎项目这样的小型项目，并可能危及整个项目的未来。
In addition,the budget would cut Medicaid by more than $600 billion over 10 years,and would dramatically change the way Medicaid is funded in the states, threatening access to care to millions of people with chronic diseases who rely on Medicaid in order to have access to timely, consistent care.
The Arthritis Foundation remains committed to breaking down barriers to care for people with arthritis and improving population health through strong investments in federal health programs. The Arthritis Foundation calls on Congress to protect the lives of all Americans by rejecting the president’s budget and declaring a strong commitment to public health in fiscal year 2018.
Download or print a PDF of the Arthritis Foundation’s official statement.
Related Resources:
- Arthritis Advocacy Regulatory Letters
- Arthritis Foundation Policy Priorities
- Arthritis Foundation Legislative Position Statements
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谢谢你们分享这些将影响我14岁儿子生活的事实。我们在生活中感谢基金会。
让几个美国人受这些人之害是不对的。我怎样才能给我的孩子每月5000美元的处方?
不剪这个....PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF NEED THIS SUPPORT,
Please do not cut funding for arthritis research. There are many of us that need the the help
在我看来，平价医疗法案是美国自医疗保险以来进行的最好的改革，我相信国会应该共同努力使其更好。改善医疗保健的基础已经建立。我也同意，目前国会共和党人仓促拼凑的法案是令人憎恶的，是对每个美国人的侮辱。和做出正确的支出决定一样重要的是做出正确的收入决定，这需要富人承担他们那部分的税收负担。