“To fully fund the Prevention and Public Health Fund and reaffirm the importance of prevention in the United States healthcare system.”
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This section states nine congressional findings concerning the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF, section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), including its purpose to expand and sustain national investment in prevention and public health programs; its essential role in Department of Health and Human Services, state, local, Tribal, and territorial efforts to prevent infectious diseases, injuries, and chronic conditions; its support for evidence-based initiatives such as tobacco prevention, nutrition, mental health, lead poisoning prevention, elder care, and immunizations; demonstrated effectiveness and cost savings (e.g., $6 saved per $1 spent on prevention; $16.50 saved per $1 on childhood vaccines; $16.5 billion annual savings within five years from $2.9 billion in community-based prevention investments); and the benefits of restoring annual funding to $2 billion to enhance innovative programs and pandemic preparedness.
This section revises funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund to $2 billion for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter (from amounts specified in prior paragraphs (5) through (10) of Section 4002(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act). (The fund supports HHS programs for preventive health services, public health infrastructure, immunizations, and chronic disease prevention.)