 February 2003 • Volume 9 • Number 2 |
At press time, it appeared the U.S. Congress might find a way to salvage federal funds for training in primary care, including family practice. The funds -- called for in the Public Health Service Act, Title VII, Section 747 -- had been zeroed out in budget proposals for 2003.
Congress was scheduled last year to pass many appropriations bills, including one covering Title VII, but was still working on the bills last month. Key bills were introduced in the House and Senate that would fund Section 747 at about $90 million -- close to the 2002 funding level. At press time, the final level of funding that the House and Senate would agree on was not known.
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