Justification of Budget Estimates for Appropriations Committees
Fiscal Year 1999

General Statement

This Statement summarizes budget information submitted to Congress for fiscal year 1999 by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR). Submitted as part of the budget for the Department of Health and Human Services, the Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees both provides background about AHCPR and lays out future priorities for it.

Contents

• Overview
• Major Programs
  • Health Costs, Quality, and Outcomes (HCQO)
  • Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
  • Program Support
• Fiscal Year 1999 Request
  • Improving Health Care Quality
  • Improving Outcomes for Elderly and Chronically Ill
  • Clinical Preventive Services
  • Centers for Education and Research Therapeutics
  • Improving the Quality of Children's Health
  • Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)

Current as of February 1998

Internet Citation:

Justification for Budget Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 1999. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/about/cj1999/cjweb99.htm