Statement by Secretary Becerra on the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget

HHS-specific budget investments will expand access care, lower health care costs, strengthen supports for children and families, and more.

The FY 2025 budget continues to build on the success of the Affordable Care Act, with a record of over 21.3 million people enrolled in the Marketplace in 2024. The budget works to lower costs to ensure even more Americans have access to coverage by making permanent the enhanced premium tax credits extended through 2025 in the Inflation Reduction Act.

Across HHS, the budget invests in tackling the maternal health crisis, including $376 million for key programs focused on maternal mortality and maternal health equity.

In addition, the budget increases access to treatment for substance use disorders and helps respond to overdose deaths. The budget includes a $20 million increase for the State Opioid Response program. This funding level includes a $5 million increase for the Tribal Opioid Response program to provide culturally responsive treatment to American Indian and Alaska Native people who are disproportionally affected by the overdose crisis.

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