Total Non-Personnel N/A N/A $3,000 N/A N/A Total Request for this Item FY 2014 Net FY 2015 Net Personnel Total Annualization Annualization Pos Agt/Atty FTE Personnel ($000) ($000) (Change from 2013) (Change from 2014) ($000) ($000) ($000) Current $0 $62,000 $62,000 Services Increases $0 $3,000 $3,000 Grand $0 $65,000 $65,000 Total V. Program Increases by Item Item Name: Grants to States for Medical Malpractice Reform Budget Appropriation: Research, Evaluation, and Statistics Strategic Goal & Objective: DOJ Strategic Goal 3, Objective 3.1 Organizational Program: Bureau of Justice Assistance Component Ranking of Item: 22 of 22 Program Increase: Positions 0 FTE 0 Dollars +$250,000,000 Description of Item In FY 2013, the Budget requests $250.0 million in grants to states to reform the way President’s they resolve medical malpractice disputes. These grants would be awarded and administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Justification In June 2010, HHS awarded grants to states and health systems to implement and evaluate patient safety approaches and medical liability reforms. The FY 2013 Budget aims President’s to build on the existing grants at HHS and provide additional incentives to states to implement various reforms in their medical malpractice systems. Impact on Performance This program supports DOJ Strategic Goal 3: Ensure and support the fair, impartial, efficient, and transparent administration of justice at the federal, state, local, tribal and international
Total Non-Personnel N/A N/A $3,000 N/A N/A Total Request for this Item Pos Agt/Atty FTE Personnel ($000) ($000) Total ($000) FY 2014 Net Annualization (Change from 2013) ($000) FY 2015 Net Annualization (Change from 2014) ($000) Current Services $0 $62,000 $62,000 Increases $0 $3,000 $3,000 Grand Total $0 $65,000 $65,000 V. Program Increases by Item Item Name: Grants to States for Medical Malpractice Reform Budget Appropriation: Research, Evaluation, and Statistics Strategic Goal & Objective: DOJ Strategic Goal 3, Objective 3.1 Organizational Program: Bureau of Justice Assistance Component Ranking of Item: 22 of 22 Program Increase: Positions 0 FTE 0 Dollars +$250,000,000 Description of Item In FY 2013, the President’s Budget requests $250.0 million in grants to states to reform the way they resolve medical malpractice disputes. These grants would be awarded and administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Justification In June 2010, HHS awarded grants to states and health systems to implement and evaluate patient safety approaches and medical liability reforms. The FY 2013 President’s Budget aims to build on the existing grants at HHS and provide additional incentives to states to implement various reforms in their medical malpractice systems. Impact on Performance This program supports DOJ Strategic Goal 3: Ensure and support the fair, impartial, efficient, and transparent administration of justice at the federal, state, local, tribal and international Personnel
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