HRSA Administrator Mary K. Wakefield, PhD, RN, takes questions from the media during the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services budget announcement with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (right). 02/01/2010.

The FY 2011 President’s Budget Request of $7,501,658,000 for the Health Resources and Services Administration is an increase of $28,136,000 from the FY 2010 Omnibus level. 

Documents:

• Executive Summary (PDF - 111 KB)
  
  
• FY 2011 Congressional Budget Justification (PDF – 2 MB)
  
  
• FY 2011 Online Performance Appendix PDF – 2 MB)

Quick Facts:

• Approximately 20.27 million patients will receive access to high quality, comprehensive and cost-effective primary health care through HRSA’s Health Center program.
  
  
• 149,438 people infected with HIV will receive life saving medications through the Ryan White AIDS Drug Assistance Program.

Goals:

• Drive down costs and expand healthcare access for the whole family.
  
  
• Increase the number of doctors, nurses and dentists practicing in areas of the country experiencing shortages of health professionals.
  
  
• Ensure that qualified clinicians will be available to serve underserved populations in the future.
  
  
• Improve both access to and quality of health care in rural areas.