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Sureested Questions for Sudeet Briefings
RMP Operational .Grants

1. How does RMP £it into the National effort to improve the delivery of
health care?

2. How does RMP relate to CNP, Health Services R&D, and new proposals like

-. HMO's and FHIP?

3. What will be the effect of areawida Hcalth Planning agency (314b) review
of RMP proposals? _

4. After 5 years of operation, to what specific accomplishments can you point
to indicate that your goals and objectives are being met?

5. Your 1970 erant chlicetion level of $78.2 million has been reduced to
$70 million for 1971 and $75 million for 1972. Addreceineg the 2972 ond
1972 reductions, please explain the impact on the operations of the 53
Regional Medical Programs, 9 **~ a f

6. Your new suthorizaticn (2.L. 91-525) for Regional Medical Programs grants
was expanded to include support for kidney disease. How do you plan to use
the authority? Do you have a policy on processing and funding grant appli-
cations for kidney discase activities?

7. Your 1972 budget includes $5 million in obligations for the construction of
- a Cancer Treatment Conter in the Northwast part of the United States. Could

you be more specific? Do you hava any other constructionsplans in 1971 ov 72°

8. How are you responding to the earmarks in the 1971 conference report?
(a} Mobile coronary care. .
(b) Kidney discase Soe °

9, In view of the new grant authority to support kidney disease activitic
1971 and the phase-out of federal support for the Nome Hemodialysis
Centers in 1972, will it be phased out? What are your long range pi
the Kidney Disease Control Coatract Program (approximately $3.4 million)?
Will new initiatives be undertcken? .

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10. Your budget states that you have supported 12 Home Hemodialysis Training

“Centers since 1967. We understand that federal support of these Centers will
be phased-out éfter 1972. How much money have we invested into these Center
and how many people have we trained for heme hemodialysis through 1972. Will
these Centers become self-sufficient in 1973?

Smoking and Health

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ll. What effect will the January 2, 1971 termination of cigarette TVEadvertise-
ments have on the effort of the Smoking and Health Program?
4/27/71

Congressman Michel

is asking questions on Object Class increases and
The budget schedule is at E(2).

decreases.

Permanent positions

Positions other than
permanent

Personnel benefits

Project contracts

Grants, subsidies and
contributions

+$254 ,000

+$ 44,000

+$ 22,000
-$157,000

+$4, 702,000

Increased pay cost - $159,000.
Mandatory within-grade pay
increases — $157,000.

Public Law 91-515 allows increase
in rate of compensation for
consultants to be more consistent

—with rates for full time employees.

Sec. set rate at GS-15 equivalent.

Annualization of health insurance
benefits ~ $4,000. Increased pay

To cover cost of mandatory with-in
grade pay increases.

To cover most of $5,000,000 earmarkex
for cancer institute in Northwestern
part of the United States.