U.S. public health funding will continue to decrease, based on a new study conducted by David Himmelstein, MD, and Steffie Woolhandler, MD, of the City University of New York of Public Health at Hunter College, according to Reuters.
The American Journal of Public Health published the study.
Here are five key observations:
1. Public health expenditures fell from $281 per capita in 2008 to $255 per capita in 2014.
2. U.S. health expenditure shares for public health decreased to 2.65 percent in 2014.
3. The report predicts public health's share will decline to 2.4 percent by 2023.
4. Although the ACA intended to increase public health funding by $15 billion, funding was cut in 2012 by $6.25 billion.
5. Public health covers areas like "disease prevention, cancer screenings, contraceptives and vaccines."
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