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News Briefs California: Surviving the CrunchSeptember 27, 2002 Despite making $9 billion in spending cuts in a desperate attempt to deal with an enormous budget shortfall, California Gov. Gray Davis maintained the $803 million proposed for AIDS funding when he signed that state's $98 billion budget Sept. 5. The fiscal year 2002-2003 budget ends next June 30. Included was $184 million for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program, a $24 million increase over the previous year. AIDS education programs were increased $4 million over last year, to $40 million, according to the governor's special assistant, Eric Bauman. Additionally, supplemental services such as dental and podiatry for AIDS patients on Medi-Cal, which were cut from the revised budget, were put back in the final budget, Bauman said. Back to other CDC news for September 27, 2002 Frontiers (Los Angeles) 09.27.02  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. Visit the CDC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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