Enacted Budget 2007-08
Health Care Initiatives Fact Sheet

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The Enacted Budget actions provide access to affordable health insurance for all children, and reforms the Family Health Plus and Medicaid enrollment processes to make it easier for adults and children to renew and maintain their public health insurance coverage.

As part of the 2007-08 Enacted Budget, the Governor and Legislature also made significant investments totaling nearly $20 million in new funding for critical public health priorities targeting primary care and preventative systems. These initiatives include:

Health Care Initiatives
Expands access to cervical cancer vaccines    $5 million  
Public education re: mammography, colorectal screening, infection control, prenatal care and green cleaning products    $5 million  
Childhood lead poisoning prevention    $3 million  
Prenatal and postpartum home visits    $2.1 million  
Breast and Ovarian Cancer Screening    $1.1 million  
Selected Legislative Additions
  • Palliative (Hospice) Care
  • Wellness Works Program
  • AIDS Services
  • Family Planning
  • School Based Health Clinics
  • Chernobyl Cancer Screening
  • Ovarian Cancer Hotline
  • Perinatal Care Network
 $10.5 million
  • $5.2 million
  • $2 million
  • $1.1 million
  • $675,000
  • $675,000
  • $540,000
  • $160,000
  • $125,000

The Enacted Budget also invests approximately $180 million in the State's public health system. These critical investments include:

Public Health Investments
Anti-smoking initiatives $95 million
Nutritional programs $5 million in new funding brings to $41 million total
School Based Health Clinics $20.4 million
Family planning services $18.8 million
Emergency contraception education, training and outreach   $2.6 million
System improvements to track contagious diseases like measles and tuberculosis   $2.5 million
Asthma services  $1.5 million

NOTE: The information on this page is taken from the 2007-2008 Financial Plan.

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