FOVA Testifies Before Appropriations
Subcommittee
March 26, 2004 - The Friends of VA Medical Care and
Health Research (FOVA) testified
March 25 before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Veterans
Affairs (VA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Independent
Agencies. FOVA was represented by Galen Toews, M.D., professor
of internal medicine and division chief of pulmonary and critical
care at the University of Michigan Health System.
Dr. Toews presented to the subcommittee FOVA's funding recommendations
for FY 2005. Specifically, FOVA is recommending an appropriation
of $460 million for VA medical and prosthetics research, an
increase of $54 million (13.4 percent) over current an increase
of $3.26 billion (12.3 percent). Due to the crumbling infrastructure
of many VA research facilities, FOVA is also recommending
that Congress provide a steady stream of Minor Construction
funding dedicated to upgrading and renovating existing research
facilities. In FY 2005, FOVA recommends a funding level of
$45 million for this proposal.
Information:
Jonathan Fishburn, Director, Research, Education and Veterans' Legislative Affairs
AAMC Government Relations
jfishburn@aamc.org
(202) 828-0525
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