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2012 Session

Budget Amendments - HB1301 (Committee Approved)

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Restore Funding for Free Clinics

Item 297 #2h

Item 297 #2h

First Year - FY2013 Second Year - FY2014
Health And Human Resources
Health, Department of FY2013 $0 FY2014 $1,598,200 GF

Language
Page 220, line 2, strike "$6,795,644" and insert "$8,393,844".
Page 221, line 7, strike "660,700" and insert "1,321,400".
Page 221, line 17, strike "87,500" and insert "175,000".
Page 221, line 20, strike "850,000" and insert "1,700,000".


Explanation
(This amendment restores $1.6 million from the general fund the second year for prescription medications and health services provided through Virginia's free clinics that was reduced by 50 percent in the introduced budget. Without a restoration of funding, health services for uninsured Virginians, which has increased significantly during the economic recession, will be reduced. On average, free clinics provide $6 in health care for every $1 in state funding.)