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This bill aims to restore full funding to the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), a program established under the Affordable Care Act to support nationwide prevention and public health initiatives. The bill highlights the critical importance of the PPHF by noting its role in supporting state, local, tribal, and territorial health departments in preventing infectious diseases, chronic conditions, and other public health challenges. Specifically, the bill would reinstate annual funding of $2 billion for the PPHF starting in fiscal year 2026, emphasizing that prevention programs provide significant economic benefits—for example, every dollar spent on prevention can save up to $6 in health spending, and childhood vaccine investments save $16.50 in future healthcare costs. The bill argues that previous funding cuts have undermined efforts to create an accessible healthcare system and have endangered vaccination and public health information distribution. By restoring full funding, the bill seeks to enable more innovative, evidence-based public health programs, support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's immunization efforts, and help the country better prepare for potential future pandemics and epidemics. The legislation underscores prevention as a key strategy for improving public health and managing healthcare costs.

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