U.S. Global Health Policy One Year In to the Trump Administration
A new Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief assessing global health policy one year after President Trump took office finds half of Americans (54%) say they want the
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A Check Up on U.S. Global Health Policy, After One Year of the Trump Administration
Issue BriefIn this brief, we take stock of the U.S. global health response on the occasion of one year of the Trump Presidency and look ahead to the global health policy issues that are likely to be front and center in the coming months and years. We include a discussion of new KFF polling data (from January 2018) to provide an updated assessment of U.S. public support for global health programs.
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How Many Foreign NGOs Are Subject to the Expanded Mexico City Policy?
Issue BriefThis brief looks at one of the key outstanding questions about the potential impact of the expanded Mexico City Policy (or "Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance"): the size of the universe of affected NGOs.
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Senate Appropriations Committee approves FY 2018 State & Foreign Operations (SFOPs) and Health & Human Services (HHS) Appropriations Bills
Fact SheetOn September 7, 2017, the Senate Committee on Appropriations approved both the FY 2018 State & Foreign Operations (SFOPs) and the FY 2018 Labor, Health & Human Services (LHHS) appropriations bills.
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Health Affairs Blog: What US Budget Cuts To Global Health Could Mean For Future Funding
PerspectiveIn a Health Affairs blog post, Jen Kates and Adam Wexler of the Kaiser Family Foundation and Nafis Sadat and Joseph Dieleman of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation assess what cuts to
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What Could U.S. Budget Cuts Mean for Global Health?
Issue BriefPresident Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget request would cut global health programs by approximately $2.5 billion. This analysis models the potential impact of the Administration’s proposed budget, as well as two budget scenarios with more modest decreases.
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House Appropriations Subcommittees approve FY 2018 State & Foreign Operations (SFOPs) and Health & Human Services (HHS) Appropriations Bills
Fact SheetOn July 19, 2017, the House Committee on Appropriations approved both the FY 2018 State & Foreign Operations (SFOPs) and the FY 2018 Labor, Health & Human Services (LHHS) appropriations bills.
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White House Releases FY18 Budget Request
Fact SheetThe White House released its FY 2018 budget request to Congress on May 23, 2017, which includes significant cuts to global health funding.
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What Is the Scope of the Mexico City Policy: Assessing Abortion Laws in Countries That Receive U.S. Global Health Assistance
Issue BriefThis data note assesses how the Mexico City Policy affects the provision of legal abortion services in U.S. assisted countries. The policy requires foreign NGOs to certify that they will not “perform or actively promote abortion as a method of family planning” using funds from any source (including non-U.S. funds) as a condition for receiving most U.S. government global health assistance.
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Congress Releases FY17 Omnibus
Fact SheetOn May 1, 2017, Congress released the FY 2017 Omnibus bill (and explanatory statements), which provides funding for the U.S. government through the rest of the fiscal year including for U.S. global health programs at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department of State, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).