Primary Health Care
Payment to Hawaii
Authorizing Legislation - Section
301 of the Public Health Service Act.
| |
FY 2006 Actual |
FY 2007
CR |
FY 2008
PB |
Increase
or Decrease |
| Budget Authority |
$1,995,000 |
$1,996,000 |
$1,976,000 |
-$20,000 |
FY 2008 Authorization.......................................................................................................Indefinite
Statement of the Budget Request
- The FY 2008 Budget of $1,976,000 is
a decrease of $20,000 below the FY 2007
Continuing Resolution (CR).
Program Description
- Payments are made to the State of Hawaii
for the medical care and treatment in
its hospital and clinic facilities at
Kalaupapa, Molokai and the Halemohalu
Hospital, Honolulu, Oahu, of persons with
Hansen’s Disease (HD). In FY 2006,
Federal support provided about 37 percent
of the cost of Hansen’s Disease
treatment in the State of Hawaii.
Rationale for the Budget Request
- The FY 2008 Request of $1,976,000 is
$20,000 below the
FY 2007 CR.
Outputs -
| |
FY 2006
Actual |
FY 2007
CR |
FY 2008
PB |
| Average
daily HD Kalaupapa patient load |
36 |
36 |
36 |
| Total
Kalaupapa and Halemohalu patient hospital
days |
4,856 |
4,856 |
4,856 |
| Total
Kalaupapa homecare patient days |
11,741 |
11,741 |
11,741 |
| Total
Hawaiian HD program outpatients |
256 |
256 |
256 |
Total
outpatient
visits |
4,487 |
4,487 |
4,487 |
Performance Analysis
- See National Hansen’s Disease
Narrative. |
