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Public Health

funding levels adjusted for inflation (CPI)

  • Funding History
Adjusted for inflation (CPI) NOT adjusted
FY23$1,162,476,666$1,103,767,575
FY23 GAA$1,014,188,196$962,968,186
FY22$933,498,624$850,832,261
FY22 GAA$921,254,950$839,672,831
FY21$916,655,213$779,630,634
FY20$886,106,087$736,783,181
FY19$797,321,591$652,645,369
FY18$766,342,938$614,547,390
FY17$767,064,715$601,639,374
FY16$783,720,669$603,476,156
FY15$736,166,170$563,117,013
FY14$779,050,025$591,686,591
FY13$724,253,565$541,641,131
FY12$740,457,290$544,580,870
FY11$723,639,561$517,027,769
FY10$753,633,026$527,983,703
FY09$844,952,378$586,190,993
FY08$855,912,365$585,593,412
FY07$825,230,642$544,405,786
FY06$731,172,214$470,136,914
FY05$695,391,101$430,853,961
FY04$653,174,290$392,892,440
FY03$685,698,431$403,554,463
FY02$886,341,508$510,395,072
FY01$962,674,139$544,705,423

comparisons adjusted for inflation (CPI)

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Funding for Public Health
35.8%

comparisons adjusted for inflation (CPI)

Adjusted for inflation (CPI) NOT adjusted
FY25 Sen$1,039,363,919$1,039,363,919
FY25 SWM$1,029,352,223$1,029,352,223
FY25 House$1,007,356,097$1,007,356,097
FY25 HWM$991,166,097$991,166,097
FY25 Gov$998,156,866$998,156,866
FY24$1,264,019,620$1,275,193,957
FY24 Leg$983,992,708$992,691,517
FY23 GAA$1,014,188,196$962,968,186
FY22 GAA$921,254,950$839,672,831

funding levels adjusted for inflation (CPI)

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FY24FY25 GovFY25 HouseFY25 Sen
Community Behavioral Health Promotion and Prevention Trust Fund$198,247$200,000$200,000$200,000
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Trust Fund$2,676,340$2,700,000$2,700,000$2,700,000
Community Health Centers$69,386,600$0$0$0
Harm Reduction$4,956,186$0$0$0
Reproductive Care Access and Information Campaign$14,736,227$0$0$0
VOCA Bridge$19,824,743$0$0$0
Gun Violence Prevention$19,603,689$0$0$0
Environmental Justice$9,024,505$8,841,066$8,752,655$8,752,655
Safe and Successful Youth Initiative$12,886,083$12,600,000$13,075,000$13,300,000
Office of Health Equity$594,742$354,359$604,360$150,000
Fiscally Strained Hospital Supports$126,412,710$0$0$0
Operation of Betsy Lehman Center$0$2,500,000$3,022,884$3,022,883
Food Protection Program Retained Revenue$160,807$162,229$162,229$162,229
Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Marketing Regulation RR$73,088$73,734$73,734$73,734
Public Health Critical Operations and Essential Services$23,781,763$60,657,583$47,744,484$60,051,007
Community Health Center Services$7,013,003$3,348,660$6,348,660$6,000,000
Postpartum Depression Pilot Program$852,464$860,000$860,000$860,000
Environmental Health Assessment and Compliance$8,389,998$8,621,560$8,621,560$8,621,560
Nuclear Power Reactor Monitoring Fee Retained Revenue$2,099,270$2,275,104$2,275,104$2,275,104
Prescription Drug Registration and Monitoring Fee RR$1,184,890$1,328,117$1,328,117$1,328,117
Division of Health Care Quality and Improvement$14,571,186$18,414,955$18,914,954$18,914,955
Division of Health Care Quality Health Facility Licensing Fee$3,528,309$3,865,279$3,865,279$3,865,279
Board of Registration in Nursing$3,198,484$3,322,326$3,322,326$3,322,326
Board of Registration in Medicine and Acupuncture$202,772$234,670$234,670$234,670
Board of Registration in Medicine RR$297,870$300,503$300,503$300,503
Regional Emergency Medical Services$495,619$500,000$500,000$1,000,000
Children’s Advocacy Centers$4,956,186$3,950,000$0$5,500,000
Down Syndrome Clinic$148,686$150,000$150,000$150,000
HIV/AIDS Prevention Treatment and Services$34,700,104$29,398,197$32,000,000$30,500,000
HIV/AIDS Drug Program Manufacturer Rebates Retained Revenue$14,868,557$15,003,789$15,003,788$15,003,789
Bureau of Substance Addiction Services$214,795,302$193,128,851$194,427,031$198,928,851
Nasal Narcan Pilot Expansion$1,155,267$1,231,718$1,256,718$1,231,718
Substance Abuse Grants$5,347,724$0$3,085,000$965,000
Harm Reduction through Syringe Access$6,416,278$6,378,000$6,378,000$6,478,000
Gamblers Treatment$991,237$1,000,000$1,000,000$1,000,000
DPH Public Safety Reform Matching Grants$6,356,447$0$200,000$1,000,000
Grants to Local Boards of Health$13,410,804$9,175,769$9,175,769$12,500,000
Public Health Programs and Special Projects$5,426,746$0$0$0
Contraceptive ACCESS Education$495,619$500,000$500,000$500,000
Domestic Violence Community Education$1,982,474$2,000,000$2,000,000$2,000,000
Women Infants and Childrens Nutritional Services (WIC)$13,240,495$15,489,916$15,489,915$15,489,916
Family and Adolescence Reproductive Health$27,120,248$25,126,269$25,126,268$25,126,268
Reproductive Health Services Reserve$991,237$0$0$0
WIC Program Manufacturer Rebates Retained Revenue$27,159,898$27,400,000$27,400,000$27,400,000
Early Intervention Services$42,524,074$30,900,031$30,900,032$30,900,031
Suicide Prevention and Intervention Program$12,663,127$14,191,372$14,191,374$14,191,372
Samaritans, Inc. Suicide Prevention$1,784,227$1,000,000$1,400,000$1,400,000
Services to Survivors of Homicide Victims$297,371$200,000$600,000$300,000
Chronic Disease Prevention$14,735,510$12,736,406$14,036,405$12,854,406
Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Program$991,237$0$0$1,000,000
Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Ser$71,479,852$75,558,041$75,583,041$75,828,041
Behavioral Health Supports$8,013,927$6,544,687$6,594,687$10,034,773
Blood Lead Testing Fee Retained Revenue$1,234,676$1,269,449$1,269,449$1,269,449
State Laboratory and Communicable Disease Control Services$25,556,952$29,790,615$29,790,615$29,790,615
STI Billing Retained Revenue$1,033,962$1,061,772$1,061,772$1,061,772
Matching funds for a Federal Emergency Preparedness Grant$1,529,804$1,547,168$1,547,168$1,547,168
State Laboratory Tuberculosis Testing Fee Retained Revenue$340,482$353,196$353,196$353,196
Mobile Integrated Health Retained Revenue$49,135$49,569$49,569$49,569
Health Care Industry Plan Review Retained Revenue$411,377$468,642$468,642$468,642
Vital Records Research Cancer and Community Data$1,017,384$1,011,359$1,011,359$1,011,359
School-Based Health Programs$26,085,591$22,254,865$22,304,866$26,066,196
Western Massachusetts Hospital Federal Reimbursement Retained$25,973,820$27,995,640$27,995,640$27,995,640
Shattuck Hospital Private Medical Vendor Retained Revenue$1,494,723$1,517,496$1,517,496$1,517,496
Public Health Hospitals$199,746,804$218,712,599$216,525,473$217,025,473
Shattuck Hospital Department of Correction Inmate RR$4,879,752$5,064,649$5,064,649$5,064,649
SOPS Department of Correction Retained Revenue$34,324,957$37,212,522$37,212,522$37,212,522
Tewksbury Hospital RR$2,018,528$2,118,794$2,118,794$2,118,794
Prostate Cancer Research Program$619,523$0$1,250,000$1,000,000
Municipal Naloxone Bulk Purchase Program$591,481$644,447$644,447$1,300,000
Pediatric Palliative Care$12,944,128$11,857,689$11,992,689$14,515,988
Violent Crime Prevention Pilot$12,886,083$10,091,186$10,091,186$10,091,186
Violence Prevention Grants$4,956,186$4,040,365$4,040,365$4,040,365
Youth At-Risk Matching Grants$10,735,098$7,200,000$12,470,000$9,775,000
Tewksbury Hospital DDS Client Retained Revenue$4,005,243$4,171,653$4,171,653$4,171,653
Public Health Trust Fund$13,381,701$7,500,000$15,000,000$16,500,000
FY24FY25 GovFY25 HouseFY25 Sen
Marijuana Public Awareness Campaign$0$0$0$0
Substance Use Prevention Trust Fund$0$0$0$0
Substance Abuse Services Fund$0$0$0$0
Community Behavioral Health Promotion and Prevention Trust Fund$198,247$200,000$200,000$200,000
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Trust Fund$2,676,340$2,700,000$2,700,000$2,700,000
Substance Abuse Services Fund$0$0$0$0
Family Planning Reserve$0$0$0$0
End of Life Care Commission$0$0$0$0
DPH Grant Program$0$0$0$0
Womens Preventive Health Reserve$0$0$0$0
H1N1 Reserve$0$0$0$0
Health Policy Commission Substance Abuse$0$0$0$0
Community Health Centers$69,386,600$0$0$0
Health Safety Net Supplemental Funding$0$0$0$0
Harm Reduction$4,956,186$0$0$0
Reproductive Care Access and Information Campaign$14,736,227$0$0$0
VOCA Bridge$19,824,743$0$0$0
Gun Violence Prevention$19,603,689$0$0$0
Environmental Justice$9,024,505$8,841,066$8,752,655$8,752,655
Safe and Successful Youth Initiative$12,886,083$12,600,000$13,075,000$13,300,000
Crossroads$0$0$0$0
Office of Health Equity$594,742$354,359$604,360$150,000
MassHealth Redetermination Outreach & Vaccine Public Awareness$0$0$0$0
Youth-At-Risk Matching Grants$0$0$0$0
Youth-At-Risk Grants$0$0$0$0
Youth-At-Risk Matching Grants$0$0$0$0
Betsy Lehman Center$0$0$0$0
Fiscally Strained Hospital Supports$126,412,710$0$0$0
Operation of Betsy Lehman Center$0$2,500,000$3,022,884$3,022,883
Food Protection Program Retained Revenue$160,807$162,229$162,229$162,229
SEAL Dental Program Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Marketing Regulation RR$73,088$73,734$73,734$73,734
Health Facility Licensing, Inspections and Records Fee Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
Public Health Critical Operations and Essential Services$23,781,763$60,657,583$47,744,484$60,051,007
End of Life Care Commission Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
Community Health Center Services$7,013,003$3,348,660$6,348,660$6,000,000
Postpartum Depression Pilot Program$852,464$860,000$860,000$860,000
CenterCare Program at Community Health Centers$0$0$0$0
Environmental Health Assessment and Compliance$8,389,998$8,621,560$8,621,560$8,621,560
Nuclear Power Reactor Monitoring Fee Retained Revenue$2,099,270$2,275,104$2,275,104$2,275,104
Prescription Drug Registration and Monitoring Fee RR$1,184,890$1,328,117$1,328,117$1,328,117
Seabrook Monitoring$0$0$0$0
Division of Health Care Quality and Improvement$14,571,186$18,414,955$18,914,954$18,914,955
Office of Patient Protection$0$0$0$0
Division of Health Care Quality Health Facility Licensing Fee$3,528,309$3,865,279$3,865,279$3,865,279
Primary Care Center and Loan Forgiveness Program$0$0$0$0
Certified Nurses Aide Scholarships Fund$0$0$0$0
Board of Registration in Nursing$3,198,484$3,322,326$3,322,326$3,322,326
Board of Registration in Pharmacy$0$0$0$0
Board of Registration in Medicine and Acupuncture$202,772$234,670$234,670$234,670
Board of Registration in Medicine RR$297,870$300,503$300,503$300,503
Health Boards of Registration$0$0$0$0
Board of Registration in Medicine Fee Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
Determination of Need Program$0$0$0$0
Regional Emergency Medical Services$495,619$500,000$500,000$1,000,000
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) and PediatricSANE Program$0$0$0$0
Children’s Advocacy Centers$4,956,186$3,950,000$0$5,500,000
Pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program$0$0$0$0
ALS Registry$0$0$0$0
Down Syndrome Clinic$148,686$150,000$150,000$150,000
Community Health Center Dental Clinics$0$0$0$0
HIV/AIDS Prevention Treatment and Services$34,700,104$29,398,197$32,000,000$30,500,000
HIV/AIDS Drug Program Manufacturer Rebates Retained Revenue$14,868,557$15,003,789$15,003,788$15,003,789
AIDS Rental Subsidy$0$0$0$0
Bureau of Substance Addiction Services$214,795,302$193,128,851$194,427,031$198,928,851
Substance Abuse Step-Down Recovery Services$0$0$0$0
Secure Treatment Facilities for Opiate Addiction$0$0$0$0
Substance Abuse Family Intervention and Care Pilot$0$0$0$0
Nasal Narcan Pilot Expansion$1,155,267$1,231,718$1,256,718$1,231,718
Sober Homes$0$0$0$0
Substance Abuse Grants$5,347,724$0$3,085,000$965,000
Harm Reduction through Syringe Access$6,416,278$6,378,000$6,378,000$6,478,000
Substance Abuse Treatment Trust Fund$0$0$0$0
Gamblers Treatment$991,237$1,000,000$1,000,000$1,000,000
Dental Health Services$0$0$0$0
Family Planning Expansion$0$0$0$0
DPH Public Safety Reform Matching Grants$6,356,447$0$200,000$1,000,000
Vaccine Planning, Distribution & Awareness$0$0$0$0
Grants to Local Boards of Health$13,410,804$9,175,769$9,175,769$12,500,000
Local COVID-19 Supports$0$0$0$0
Public Health Programs and Special Projects$5,426,746$0$0$0
Contraceptive ACCESS Education$495,619$500,000$500,000$500,000
Family Health Services$0$0$0$0
Domestic Violence Community Education$1,982,474$2,000,000$2,000,000$2,000,000
Women Infants and Childrens Nutritional Services (WIC)$13,240,495$15,489,916$15,489,915$15,489,916
Perinatal-Neonatal Quality Improvement Network of Massachusetts$0$0$0$0
Family and Adolescence Reproductive Health$27,120,248$25,126,269$25,126,268$25,126,268
Reproductive Health Services Reserve$991,237$0$0$0
Early Intervention Services Medicaid Reimbursement Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
WIC Program Manufacturer Rebates Retained Revenue$27,159,898$27,400,000$27,400,000$27,400,000
Early Intervention Services$42,524,074$30,900,031$30,900,032$30,900,031
Early Intervention Staff Rate Increase$0$0$0$0
Community Domestic Violence Programs$0$0$0$0
Newborn Hearing Screening Program$0$0$0$0
Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Program$0$0$0$0
Violence, Suicide, and Injury Prevention$0$0$0$0
Suicide Prevention and Intervention Program$12,663,127$14,191,372$14,191,374$14,191,372
Samaritans, Inc. Suicide Prevention$1,784,227$1,000,000$1,400,000$1,400,000
Services to Survivors of Homicide Victims$297,371$200,000$600,000$300,000
Osteoporosis Prevention$0$0$0$0
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention$0$0$0$0
Prostate Cancer Screening Program$0$0$0$0
Chronic Disease Prevention$14,735,510$12,736,406$14,036,405$12,854,406
Colorectal Cancer Prevention$0$0$0$0
Hepatitis C Prevention, Education and Treatment$0$0$0$0
Multiple Sclerosis Screening, Education and Treatment$0$0$0$0
Renal Disease Program$0$0$0$0
Organ Transplants$0$0$0$0
Neurofibromatosis Awareness$0$0$0$0
Cardiac Surgery Data Program$0$0$0$0
Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Program$991,237$0$0$1,000,000
Ovarian Cancer Screening$0$0$0$0
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention and Treatment$0$0$0$0
Healthy Relationships Grant Program$0$0$0$0
Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Ser$71,479,852$75,558,041$75,583,041$75,828,041
Behavioral Health Supports$8,013,927$6,544,687$6,594,687$10,034,773
Blood Lead Testing Fee Retained Revenue$1,234,676$1,269,449$1,269,449$1,269,449
Diabetes Screening and Outreach$0$0$0$0
State Laboratory and Communicable Disease Control Services$25,556,952$29,790,615$29,790,615$29,790,615
State Laboratory Facility Staff UMass Medical$0$0$0$0
DPH Amherst Drug Lab Refurbishment$0$0$0$0
STI Billing Retained Revenue$1,033,962$1,061,772$1,061,772$1,061,772
Matching funds for a Federal Emergency Preparedness Grant$1,529,804$1,547,168$1,547,168$1,547,168
State Laboratory Tuberculosis Testing Fee Retained Revenue$340,482$353,196$353,196$353,196
Mobile Integrated Health Retained Revenue$49,135$49,569$49,569$49,569
Home Health Agency Licensure Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
Health Care Industry Plan Review Retained Revenue$411,377$468,642$468,642$468,642
Health Statistics Division$0$0$0$0
Vital Records Research Cancer and Community Data$1,017,384$1,011,359$1,011,359$1,011,359
Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Services$0$0$0$0
Early Breast Cancer Detection$0$0$0$0
Infection Prevention Program$0$0$0$0
Universal Immunization Program$0$0$0$0
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine$0$0$0$0
Childhood Vaccine Program$0$0$0$0
Homeless Respite Services$0$0$0$0
Public Health Evaluation Grant Program$0$0$0$0
Smoking Prevention and Cessation Program Expansion$0$0$0$0
School-Based Health Programs$26,085,591$22,254,865$22,304,866$26,066,196
Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs$0$0$0$0
School Health Service Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
School-Based Health Centers$0$0$0$0
School Health Services$0$0$0$0
Hospital Bureau$0$0$0$0
Tewksbury State Hospital$0$0$0$0
Mass. Hospital School$0$0$0$0
Lemuel Shattuck Hospital$0$0$0$0
Western Massachusetts Hospital Federal Reimbursement Retained$25,973,820$27,995,640$27,995,640$27,995,640
Shattuck Hospital Private Medical Vendor Retained Revenue$1,494,723$1,517,496$1,517,496$1,517,496
Direct Care Staff Recruitment$0$0$0$0
Public Health Hospitals$199,746,804$218,712,599$216,525,473$217,025,473
Public Hospital Medical Equipment and Facility Repair$0$0$0$0
Shattuck Hospital Department of Correction Inmate RR$4,879,752$5,064,649$5,064,649$5,064,649
SOPS Department of Correction Retained Revenue$34,324,957$37,212,522$37,212,522$37,212,522
Western Massachusetts Hospital Expansion$0$0$0$0
Tewksbury Hospital RR$2,018,528$2,118,794$2,118,794$2,118,794
Prostate Cancer Research Program$619,523$0$1,250,000$1,000,000
Municipal Naloxone Bulk Purchase Program$591,481$644,447$644,447$1,300,000
Pediatric Palliative Care$12,944,128$11,857,689$11,992,689$14,515,988
Violent Crime Prevention Pilot$12,886,083$10,091,186$10,091,186$10,091,186
Violence Prevention Grants$4,956,186$4,040,365$4,040,365$4,040,365
Youth At-Risk Matching Grants$10,735,098$7,200,000$12,470,000$9,775,000
Tewksbury Hospital DDS Client Retained Revenue$4,005,243$4,171,653$4,171,653$4,171,653
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Opioid Commission$0$0$0$0
New Chardon Street Shelter$0$0$0$0
Support Services for People at Risk of Domestic Violence$0$0$0$0
Domestic Violence Specialists$0$0$0$0
Domestic Violence Housing$0$0$0$0
Board of Registration in Nursing$0$0$0$0
Board of Registration in Pharmacy$0$0$0$0
Board of Registration in Medicine$0$0$0$0
Physician Profile$0$0$0$0
School-Based Health Education$0$0$0$0
Water Pollution Abatement Revolving Fund$0$0$0$0
Public Health Trust Fund$13,381,701$7,500,000$15,000,000$16,500,000
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