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GA Adjustment
Department of Health (601)
Request Title Support to increase community grants for medication services by the VHCA
Biennium 2014-2016
Budget Round Amended Bill
Half Sheet Number 291#4c
Description

This amendment adds $500,000 from the general fund in the second year to the Virginia Health Care Foundation to increase community grants for medication assistance services throughout the Commonwealth. Funding will provide up to 13 additional medication assistance coordinators to help communities obtain greater access to prescription medicine for uninsured and underinsured low-income citizens. In fiscal year 2014, 39 medication assistance coordinators helped 16,450 uninsured Virginians from 67 localities obtain a total of $85.2 million in free medicines.

Funding Details
By Program Program Code Program Title FY 2014 FY 2015
  492 Financial Assistance To Community Human Services Organizations $0 $500,000
By Fund Fund Code Fund Title FY 2014 FY 2015
  0100 General Fund $0 $500,000
Authorized Position Details
By Program Program Code Program Title FY 2014 FY 2015


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