White House proposes cuts to vaccine program
Posted on AllSides February 4th, 2015
From The Left
With 102 cases of measles reported across 14 states, the White House may have picked a bad time to call for decreased funding from a key immunization program.
The White House budget, released on Monday, cuts $50 million from the Department of Health and Human Services' 317 Program.
The 317 Program provides vaccines at no cost to underinsured and uninsured children and adults, as well as insured adults as part outbreak response and disaster relief. It also funds infrastructure to assure high immunization coverage.