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General Fund Total $250,000 $500,000

Bureau of Health 0143

Initiative: Provides funds for a one-time grant to the Maine Primary Care Association to evaluate the health care safety net, focusing on health outcomes, cost avoidance and reducing health care disparities.

General Fund 2003-04 2004-05

All Other $250,000 $0

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General Fund Total $250,000 $0

HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2003-04 2004-05

GENERAL FUND $3,300,000 $3,750,000

__________ __________

DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $3,300,000 $3,750,000

SECTION TOTALS 2003-04 2004-05

GENERAL FUND $3,300,000 $3,750,000

__________ __________

SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $3,300,000 $3,750,000

SUMMARY

This bill provides funding for the Bureau of Health, within the Department of Human Services, to make grants to federally qualified health centers, Indian Health Service - supported centers and the Maine Primary Care Association to support health care safety net programs. The additional funding is offset by an increase in the cigarette tax from $1 to $1.05 per pack.