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Public Health

funding levels adjusted for inflation (cpi)

  • Funding History
Adjusted for inflation (cpi) NOT adjusted
FY24 GAA$989,891,517$989,891,517
FY23 Current$1,592,846,131$1,499,148,940
FY22$971,866,346$878,040,159
FY21$939,011,931$791,646,986
FY20$893,369,653$736,313,475
FY19$821,477,724$666,526,002
FY18$772,647,525$614,173,687
FY17$774,177,225$601,897,036
FY16$790,618,004$603,452,491
FY15$742,440,208$562,939,659
FY14$785,902,339$591,660,440
FY13$730,930,234$541,844,276
FY12$747,003,169$544,580,870
FY11$730,036,765$517,027,769
FY10$760,295,382$527,983,703
FY09$852,422,026$586,190,993
FY08$863,478,903$585,593,412
FY07$832,525,944$544,405,786
FY06$737,636,009$470,136,914
FY05$701,538,580$430,853,961
FY04$658,948,559$392,892,440
FY03$691,760,224$403,554,463
FY02$894,177,049$510,395,072
FY01$971,184,486$544,705,423

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Funding for Public Health
84.5%

comparisons adjusted for inflation (cpi)

Adjusted for inflation (cpi) NOT adjusted
FY24 GAA$989,891,517$989,891,517
FY24 Leg$992,691,517$992,691,517
FY24 Sen$964,785,837$964,785,837
FY24 SWM$952,225,837$952,225,837
FY24 Hou$935,396,510$935,396,510
FY24 HWM$918,491,511$918,491,511
FY24 Gov$892,964,318$892,964,318
FY23 Current$1,592,846,131$1,499,148,940
FY23 GAA$1,023,153,943$962,968,186
FY23 SWM$957,248,244$900,939,307
FY23 Hou$958,066,792$901,709,705
FY23 HWM$942,352,413$886,919,705
FY23 Gov$885,077,283$833,013,713
FY22 GAA$929,399,137$839,672,831

funding levels adjusted for inflation (cpi)

  • Active Line Items
  • All Line Items
FY23 CurrentFY24 GovFY24 HouFY24 SenFY24 GAA
Community Behavioral Health Promotion and Prevention Trust Fund$212,500$0$0$0$0
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Trust Fund$2,868,751$2,700,000$2,700,000$2,700,000$2,700,000
Community Health Centers$85,000,020$0$0$0$0
Health Safety Net Supplemental Funding$21,250,005$0$0$0$0
Hospital Relief$371,875,089$0$0$0$0
Reproductive Care Access and Information Campaign$18,593,754$0$0$0$0
VOCA Bridge$21,250,005$0$0$0$0
Gun Violence Prevention$21,250,005$0$0$0$0
Environmental Justice$1,416,328$8,804,284$8,804,284$8,804,284$8,804,284
Safe and Successful Youth Initiative$13,865,628$12,600,000$12,800,000$12,650,000$13,000,000
Office of Health Equity$371,875$350,000$600,000$100,000$600,000
Food Protection Program Retained Revenue$172,368$162,229$162,229$162,229$162,229
Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Marketing Regulation RR$78,342$73,734$73,734$73,734$73,734
Public Health Critical Operations and Essential Services$24,977,524$23,249,000$22,492,001$23,142,001$23,992,001
Community Health Center Services$4,314,387$3,112,959$4,112,958$6,075,000$7,075,000
Postpartum Depression Pilot Program$382,500$860,000$860,000$860,000$860,000
Environmental Health Assessment and Compliance$6,639,130$8,314,168$8,314,168$8,314,168$8,314,168
Nuclear Power Reactor Monitoring Fee Retained Revenue$2,175,670$2,042,828$2,042,828$2,042,828$2,117,828
Prescription Drug Registration and Monitoring Fee RR$1,250,199$1,195,365$1,195,365$1,195,365$1,195,365
Division of Health Care Quality and Improvement$15,118,518$15,345,493$15,420,492$14,381,493$15,200,000
Division of Health Care Quality Health Facility Licensing Fee$3,734,648$3,559,500$3,559,500$3,559,500$3,559,500
Board of Registration in Nursing$10,743,091$3,009,996$3,009,996$3,009,996$3,009,996
Board of Registration in Medicine and Acupuncture$219,503$204,565$204,565$204,565$204,565
Board of Registration in Medicine RR$319,285$300,503$300,503$300,503$300,503
Regional Emergency Medical Services$1,062,500$500,000$1,000,000$500,000$500,000
Children’s Advocacy Centers$4,303,126$2,500,000$0$5,000,000$5,000,000
Down Syndrome Clinic$159,375$0$150,000$150,000$150,000
HIV/AIDS Prevention Treatment and Services$37,354,814$31,255,801$36,255,801$33,756,864$35,006,864
HIV/AIDS Drug Program Manufacturer Rebates Retained Revenue$15,937,504$15,000,000$15,000,000$15,000,000$15,000,000
Bureau of Substance Addiction Services$231,846,657$184,154,158$209,049,157$214,274,161$216,694,161
Nasal Narcan Pilot Expansion$1,122,000$1,140,480$1,165,480$1,140,480$1,165,480
Substance Abuse Grants$5,604,689$0$2,790,000$2,570,000$5,295,000
Harm Reduction through Syringe Access$7,331,252$6,378,000$6,378,000$6,473,000$6,473,000
Gamblers Treatment$1,062,500$1,000,000$1,000,000$1,000,000$1,000,000
DPH Public Safety Reform Matching Grants$3,835,626$0$200,000$3,500,000$3,500,000
Grants to Local Boards of Health$15,937,504$10,011,320$5,050,000$15,000,000$15,050,000
Contraceptive ACCESS Education$531,250$500,000$500,000$500,000$500,000
Domestic Violence Community Education$2,125,001$2,000,000$2,000,000$2,000,000$2,000,000
Women Infants and Childrens Nutritional Services (WIC)$13,971,571$13,357,545$13,357,545$13,357,545$13,357,545
Family and Adolescence Reproductive Health$21,313,755$20,060,000$24,460,000$22,460,000$27,360,000
Reproductive Health Services Reserve$1,328,125$0$0$0$0
WIC Program Manufacturer Rebates Retained Revenue$29,112,507$27,400,000$27,400,000$27,400,000$27,400,000
Early Intervention Services$60,298,460$30,554,823$42,900,000$42,900,000$42,900,000
Suicide Prevention and Intervention Program$18,143,158$7,099,538$7,099,538$8,099,538$8,099,538
Samaritans, Inc. Suicide Prevention$1,487,500$400,000$800,000$1,400,000$1,800,000
Services to Survivors of Homicide Victims$318,750$200,000$300,000$200,000$300,000
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention$106,250$0$0$0$0
Chronic Disease Prevention$13,461,806$10,833,603$12,533,604$11,743,604$14,865,777
Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Program$1,062,500$0$500,000$1,000,000$1,000,000
Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Ser$80,017,248$71,211,757$71,261,757$71,511,757$72,111,757
Behavioral Health Supports$13,848,129$12,534,773$12,584,772$12,534,773$12,834,773
Blood Lead Testing Fee Retained Revenue$1,300,318$1,245,591$1,245,591$1,245,591$1,245,591
State Laboratory and Communicable Disease Control Services$26,058,918$25,782,884$25,782,884$25,782,884$25,782,884
STI Billing Retained Revenue$1,089,251$1,043,103$1,043,103$1,043,103$1,043,103
Matching funds for a Federal Emergency Preparedness Grant$1,631,348$1,543,328$1,543,328$1,543,328$1,543,328
State Laboratory Tuberculosis Testing Fee Retained Revenue$355,030$343,492$343,492$343,492$343,492
Mobile Integrated Health Retained Revenue$52,667$49,569$49,569$49,569$49,569
Health Care Industry Plan Review Retained Revenue$440,105$415,014$415,014$415,014$415,014
Vital Records Research Cancer and Community Data$944,676$1,026,378$1,026,378$1,026,378$1,026,378
School-Based Health Programs$24,375,027$18,573,733$18,698,733$22,941,196$26,066,196
Western Massachusetts Hospital Federal Reimbursement Retained$27,422,241$26,203,437$26,203,437$26,203,437$26,203,437
Shattuck Hospital Private Medical Vendor Retained Revenue$1,602,183$1,507,937$1,507,937$1,507,937$1,507,937
Public Health Hospitals$202,879,068$194,067,937$194,117,936$194,567,937$194,767,937
Shattuck Hospital Department of Correction Inmate RR$5,130,401$4,922,891$4,922,891$4,922,891$4,922,891
SOPS Department of Correction Retained Revenue$35,377,581$34,628,401$34,628,401$34,628,401$34,628,401
Tewksbury Hospital RR$2,143,981$2,036,372$2,036,372$2,036,372$2,036,372
Prostate Cancer Research Program$1,062,500$0$1,250,000$1,000,000$1,250,000
Municipal Naloxone Bulk Purchase Program$609,620$596,710$596,710$596,710$596,710
Pediatric Palliative Care$9,890,345$8,810,806$9,810,806$12,058,558$13,058,558
Violent Crime Prevention Pilot$10,695,622$10,066,465$13,000,000$13,000,000$13,000,000
Violence Prevention Grants$4,274,490$4,021,759$5,000,000$5,000,000$5,000,000
Youth At-Risk Matching Grants$8,972,815$7,200,000$7,745,000$9,785,000$10,830,000
Tewksbury Hospital DDS Client Retained Revenue$4,234,978$4,040,651$4,040,651$4,040,651$4,040,651
Public Health Trust Fund$11,540,281$10,861,438$0$0$0
FY23 CurrentFY24 GovFY24 HouFY24 SenFY24 GAA
Marijuana Public Awareness Campaign$0$0$0$0$0
Substance Use Prevention Trust Fund$0$0$0$0$0
Substance Abuse Services Fund$0$0$0$0$0
Community Behavioral Health Promotion and Prevention Trust Fund$212,500$0$0$0$0
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Trust Fund$2,868,751$2,700,000$2,700,000$2,700,000$2,700,000
Substance Abuse Services Fund$0$0$0$0$0
Family Planning Reserve$0$0$0$0$0
End of Life Care Commission$0$0$0$0$0
DPH Grant Program$0$0$0$0$0
Womens Preventive Health Reserve$0$0$0$0$0
H1N1 Reserve$0$0$0$0$0
Health Policy Commission Substance Abuse$0$0$0$0$0
Community Health Centers$85,000,020$0$0$0$0
Health Safety Net Supplemental Funding$21,250,005$0$0$0$0
Hospital Relief$371,875,089$0$0$0$0
Reproductive Care Access and Information Campaign$18,593,754$0$0$0$0
VOCA Bridge$21,250,005$0$0$0$0
Gun Violence Prevention$21,250,005$0$0$0$0
Environmental Justice$1,416,328$8,804,284$8,804,284$8,804,284$8,804,284
Safe and Successful Youth Initiative$13,865,628$12,600,000$12,800,000$12,650,000$13,000,000
Crossroads$0$0$0$0$0
Office of Health Equity$371,875$350,000$600,000$100,000$600,000
MassHealth Redetermination Outreach & Vaccine Public Awareness$0$0$0$0$0
Youth-At-Risk Matching Grants$0$0$0$0$0
Youth-At-Risk Grants$0$0$0$0$0
Youth-At-Risk Matching Grants$0$0$0$0$0
Betsy Lehman Center$0$0$0$0$0
Food Protection Program Retained Revenue$172,368$162,229$162,229$162,229$162,229
SEAL Dental Program Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Marketing Regulation RR$78,342$73,734$73,734$73,734$73,734
Health Facility Licensing, Inspections and Records Fee Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
Public Health Critical Operations and Essential Services$24,977,524$23,249,000$22,492,001$23,142,001$23,992,001
End of Life Care Commission Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
Community Health Center Services$4,314,387$3,112,959$4,112,958$6,075,000$7,075,000
Postpartum Depression Pilot Program$382,500$860,000$860,000$860,000$860,000
CenterCare Program at Community Health Centers$0$0$0$0$0
Environmental Health Assessment and Compliance$6,639,130$8,314,168$8,314,168$8,314,168$8,314,168
Nuclear Power Reactor Monitoring Fee Retained Revenue$2,175,670$2,042,828$2,042,828$2,042,828$2,117,828
Prescription Drug Registration and Monitoring Fee RR$1,250,199$1,195,365$1,195,365$1,195,365$1,195,365
Seabrook Monitoring$0$0$0$0$0
Division of Health Care Quality and Improvement$15,118,518$15,345,493$15,420,492$14,381,493$15,200,000
Office of Patient Protection$0$0$0$0$0
Division of Health Care Quality Health Facility Licensing Fee$3,734,648$3,559,500$3,559,500$3,559,500$3,559,500
Primary Care Center and Loan Forgiveness Program$0$0$0$0$0
Certified Nurses Aide Scholarships Fund$0$0$0$0$0
Board of Registration in Nursing$10,743,091$3,009,996$3,009,996$3,009,996$3,009,996
Board of Registration in Pharmacy$0$0$0$0$0
Board of Registration in Medicine and Acupuncture$219,503$204,565$204,565$204,565$204,565
Board of Registration in Medicine RR$319,285$300,503$300,503$300,503$300,503
Health Boards of Registration$0$0$0$0$0
Board of Registration in Medicine Fee Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
Determination of Need Program$0$0$0$0$0
Regional Emergency Medical Services$1,062,500$500,000$1,000,000$500,000$500,000
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) and PediatricSANE Program$0$0$0$0$0
Children’s Advocacy Centers$4,303,126$2,500,000$0$5,000,000$5,000,000
Pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program$0$0$0$0$0
ALS Registry$0$0$0$0$0
Down Syndrome Clinic$159,375$0$150,000$150,000$150,000
Community Health Center Dental Clinics$0$0$0$0$0
HIV/AIDS Prevention Treatment and Services$37,354,814$31,255,801$36,255,801$33,756,864$35,006,864
HIV/AIDS Drug Program Manufacturer Rebates Retained Revenue$15,937,504$15,000,000$15,000,000$15,000,000$15,000,000
AIDS Rental Subsidy$0$0$0$0$0
Bureau of Substance Addiction Services$231,846,657$184,154,158$209,049,157$214,274,161$216,694,161
Substance Abuse Step-Down Recovery Services$0$0$0$0$0
Secure Treatment Facilities for Opiate Addiction$0$0$0$0$0
Substance Abuse Family Intervention and Care Pilot$0$0$0$0$0
Nasal Narcan Pilot Expansion$1,122,000$1,140,480$1,165,480$1,140,480$1,165,480
Sober Homes$0$0$0$0$0
Substance Abuse Grants$5,604,689$0$2,790,000$2,570,000$5,295,000
Harm Reduction through Syringe Access$7,331,252$6,378,000$6,378,000$6,473,000$6,473,000
Substance Abuse Treatment Trust Fund$0$0$0$0$0
Gamblers Treatment$1,062,500$1,000,000$1,000,000$1,000,000$1,000,000
Dental Health Services$0$0$0$0$0
Family Planning Expansion$0$0$0$0$0
DPH Public Safety Reform Matching Grants$3,835,626$0$200,000$3,500,000$3,500,000
Vaccine Planning, Distribution & Awareness$0$0$0$0$0
Grants to Local Boards of Health$15,937,504$10,011,320$5,050,000$15,000,000$15,050,000
Local COVID-19 Supports$0$0$0$0$0
Public Health Programs and Special Projects$0$0$0$0$0
Contraceptive ACCESS Education$531,250$500,000$500,000$500,000$500,000
Family Health Services$0$0$0$0$0
Domestic Violence Community Education$2,125,001$2,000,000$2,000,000$2,000,000$2,000,000
Women Infants and Childrens Nutritional Services (WIC)$13,971,571$13,357,545$13,357,545$13,357,545$13,357,545
Perinatal-Neonatal Quality Improvement Network of Massachusetts$0$0$0$0$0
Family and Adolescence Reproductive Health$21,313,755$20,060,000$24,460,000$22,460,000$27,360,000
Reproductive Health Services Reserve$1,328,125$0$0$0$0
Early Intervention Services Medicaid Reimbursement Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
WIC Program Manufacturer Rebates Retained Revenue$29,112,507$27,400,000$27,400,000$27,400,000$27,400,000
Early Intervention Services$60,298,460$30,554,823$42,900,000$42,900,000$42,900,000
Early Intervention Staff Rate Increase$0$0$0$0$0
Community Domestic Violence Programs$0$0$0$0$0
Newborn Hearing Screening Program$0$0$0$0$0
Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Program$0$0$0$0$0
Violence, Suicide, and Injury Prevention$0$0$0$0$0
Suicide Prevention and Intervention Program$18,143,158$7,099,538$7,099,538$8,099,538$8,099,538
Samaritans, Inc. Suicide Prevention$1,487,500$400,000$800,000$1,400,000$1,800,000
Services to Survivors of Homicide Victims$318,750$200,000$300,000$200,000$300,000
Osteoporosis Prevention$0$0$0$0$0
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention$106,250$0$0$0$0
Prostate Cancer Screening Program$0$0$0$0$0
Chronic Disease Prevention$13,461,806$10,833,603$12,533,604$11,743,604$14,865,777
Colorectal Cancer Prevention$0$0$0$0$0
Hepatitis C Prevention, Education and Treatment$0$0$0$0$0
Multiple Sclerosis Screening, Education and Treatment$0$0$0$0$0
Renal Disease Program$0$0$0$0$0
Organ Transplants$0$0$0$0$0
Neurofibromatosis Awareness$0$0$0$0$0
Cardiac Surgery Data Program$0$0$0$0$0
Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Program$1,062,500$0$500,000$1,000,000$1,000,000
Ovarian Cancer Screening$0$0$0$0$0
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention and Treatment$0$0$0$0$0
Healthy Relationships Grant Program$0$0$0$0$0
Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Ser$80,017,248$71,211,757$71,261,757$71,511,757$72,111,757
Behavioral Health Supports$13,848,129$12,534,773$12,584,772$12,534,773$12,834,773
Blood Lead Testing Fee Retained Revenue$1,300,318$1,245,591$1,245,591$1,245,591$1,245,591
Diabetes Screening and Outreach$0$0$0$0$0
State Laboratory and Communicable Disease Control Services$26,058,918$25,782,884$25,782,884$25,782,884$25,782,884
State Laboratory Facility Staff UMass Medical$0$0$0$0$0
DPH Amherst Drug Lab Refurbishment$0$0$0$0$0
STI Billing Retained Revenue$1,089,251$1,043,103$1,043,103$1,043,103$1,043,103
Matching funds for a Federal Emergency Preparedness Grant$1,631,348$1,543,328$1,543,328$1,543,328$1,543,328
State Laboratory Tuberculosis Testing Fee Retained Revenue$355,030$343,492$343,492$343,492$343,492
Mobile Integrated Health Retained Revenue$52,667$49,569$49,569$49,569$49,569
Home Health Agency Licensure Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
Health Care Industry Plan Review Retained Revenue$440,105$415,014$415,014$415,014$415,014
Health Statistics Division$0$0$0$0$0
Vital Records Research Cancer and Community Data$944,676$1,026,378$1,026,378$1,026,378$1,026,378
Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Services$0$0$0$0$0
Early Breast Cancer Detection$0$0$0$0$0
Infection Prevention Program$0$0$0$0$0
Universal Immunization Program$0$0$0$0$0
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine$0$0$0$0$0
Childhood Vaccine Program$0$0$0$0$0
Homeless Respite Services$0$0$0$0$0
Public Health Evaluation Grant Program$0$0$0$0$0
Smoking Prevention and Cessation Program Expansion$0$0$0$0$0
School-Based Health Programs$24,375,027$18,573,733$18,698,733$22,941,196$26,066,196
Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs$0$0$0$0$0
School Health Service Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0$0
School-Based Health Centers$0$0$0$0$0
School Health Services$0$0$0$0$0
Hospital Bureau$0$0$0$0$0
Tewksbury State Hospital$0$0$0$0$0
Mass. Hospital School$0$0$0$0$0
Lemuel Shattuck Hospital$0$0$0$0$0
Western Massachusetts Hospital Federal Reimbursement Retained$27,422,241$26,203,437$26,203,437$26,203,437$26,203,437
Shattuck Hospital Private Medical Vendor Retained Revenue$1,602,183$1,507,937$1,507,937$1,507,937$1,507,937
Direct Care Staff Recruitment$0$0$0$0$0
Public Health Hospitals$202,879,068$194,067,937$194,117,936$194,567,937$194,767,937
Public Hospital Medical Equipment and Facility Repair$0$0$0$0$0
Shattuck Hospital Department of Correction Inmate RR$5,130,401$4,922,891$4,922,891$4,922,891$4,922,891
SOPS Department of Correction Retained Revenue$35,377,581$34,628,401$34,628,401$34,628,401$34,628,401
Western Massachusetts Hospital Expansion$0$0$0$0$0
Tewksbury Hospital RR$2,143,981$2,036,372$2,036,372$2,036,372$2,036,372
Prostate Cancer Research Program$1,062,500$0$1,250,000$1,000,000$1,250,000
Municipal Naloxone Bulk Purchase Program$609,620$596,710$596,710$596,710$596,710
Pediatric Palliative Care$9,890,345$8,810,806$9,810,806$12,058,558$13,058,558
Violent Crime Prevention Pilot$10,695,622$10,066,465$13,000,000$13,000,000$13,000,000
Violence Prevention Grants$4,274,490$4,021,759$5,000,000$5,000,000$5,000,000
Youth At-Risk Matching Grants$8,972,815$7,200,000$7,745,000$9,785,000$10,830,000
Tewksbury Hospital DDS Client Retained Revenue$4,234,978$4,040,651$4,040,651$4,040,651$4,040,651
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Opioid Commission$0$0$0$0$0
New Chardon Street Shelter$0$0$0$0$0
Support Services for People at Risk of Domestic Violence$0$0$0$0$0
Domestic Violence Specialists$0$0$0$0$0
Domestic Violence Housing$0$0$0$0$0
Board of Registration in Nursing$0$0$0$0$0
Board of Registration in Pharmacy$0$0$0$0$0
Board of Registration in Medicine$0$0$0$0$0
Physician Profile$0$0$0$0$0
School-Based Health Education$0$0$0$0$0
Water Pollution Abatement Revolving Fund$0$0$0$0$0
Public Health Trust Fund$11,540,281$10,861,438$0$0$0
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