Public Health Funding Restoration Act

Reduced Health Care Costs: The bill states that investments in prevention reduce the cost of health care in the United States, with $2,900,000,000 in investments estimated to save $16,500,000,000 annually within 5 years (Section 2).

Improved Health Outcomes: Funding supports investments in tobacco use prevention and cessation, nutrition, mental health, childhood lead poisoning prevention, elder care initiatives, and immunizations (Section 2).

Lower Mortality Rates: Funding increases for community-based public health programs are noted to reduce infant deaths and preventable deaths caused by cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease (Section 2).

Disease and Threat Response: The fund provides States, local, Tribal, and territorial health departments the flexibility to respond to public health threats unique to their communities and global public health threats (Section 2).

Disease Prevention and Control: Funding is considered essential for the Department of Health and Human Services and various health departments to prevent and control the spread of infectious disease and prevent injuries and the development of chronic conditions (Section 2).

Increased Immunization Support: The fund is critical to the growth of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's section 317 Immunization Program (Section 2).

Pandemic Preparedness: Restoring the fund to $2,000,000,000 annually provides the CDC and local health departments the funding needed to help the country avoid future pandemics and epidemics (Section 2).