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  • Congress Releases FY17 Omnibus

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    On 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). Total known* funding for U.S. global health programs in the FY 2017 Omnibus is $9.4 billion, which is approximately $235…

  • Kaiser/Economist Survey Highlights Americans’ Views and Experiences with End-of-Life Care, With Comparisons to Residents of Italy, Japan and Brazil

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    Half of Americans -- including nearly six in ten of those in fair or poor health – say people in the U.S. have too little control over their end-of-life medical decisions, finds a new Kaiser Family Foundation/Economist survey examining views and experiences with end-of-life care in the U.S. and three other nations. The cross-country survey and related journalism in The Economist’s April 29 issue highlight Americans’ experiences and opinions about aging and end-of-life care and…

  • Views and Experiences with End-of-Life Medical Care in the U.S.

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    In partnership with The Economist, the Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a cross-country survey of adults in the United States, Japan, Italy, and Brazil about people’s views and experiences related to aging and end-of-life medical care. This report gives an overview of the U.S. survey results, including ratings of the health care system, personal preferences, conversations and planning related to end-of-life wishes, and experiences with loved ones’ death.

  • Views and Experiences with End-of-Life Medical Care in Japan, Italy, the United States, and Brazil: A Cross-Country Survey

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    In partnership with The Economist, the Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a cross-country survey of adults in Japan, Italy, the United States, and Brazil about people’s views and experiences related to aging and end-of-life medical care. This report summarizes the overall survey results with comparisons across the four countries. Topics covered in the survey include ratings of the health care system, personal preferences, conversations and planning related to end-of-life wishes, and experiences with loved ones’ death.

  • U.S. Global Health Funding in Draft FY18 Budget Request

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    As reported in Foreign Policy, a draft of the Trump administration’s FY18 budget request for the State Department and USAID, expected to be submitted in full to Congress in May, proposes significant cuts to global health funding. According to a document obtained by Foreign Policy, funding for global health programs would total $6.8 billion, a cut of $1.7 billion (-20%) below the FY16 level ($8.5 billion).[i] While funding amounts for most program areas was not…

  • Journalist Kevin Merida Elected to KFF Board of Trustees    

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    Menlo Park, Calif. – The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) announced today that Kevin Merida, editor-in-chief of the ESPN website “The Undefeated,” and former managing editor at The Washington Post, has been elected to its Board of Trustees, and will join the board in June. Merida has a long, distinguished career in journalism. He is a senior vice president for ESPN, where he provides editorial direction, oversight and strategic leadership for “The Undefeated,” the widely…

  • White House Submits FY17 Reduction Options to Congress

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    The White House submitted proposed cuts for FY17 to Congress on March 24, 2017. These proposed cuts would be used to offset the Administration’s FY17 supplemental funding request, which was included in its FY18 “skinny budget” request released on March 16, 2017 (see Table 4 in the budget blueprint) that included additional funding for Defense and the Border Wall. FY17 is currently funded through a Continuing Resolution (CR) until April 28, 2017. The proposal identifies…

  • White House Releases FY18 Budget Blueprint

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    The White House released its budget blueprint on March 16, 2017 providing initial information on its budget request for FY18 (the full budget request is expected in May). While detail on funding levels for most global health programs is not specified, the blueprint does include total funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of State and highlights some specific global health programs and related areas: USAID & State Department and…