Statement on Biden Administration's FY 2023 Budget Proposal on Pandemic Health information Collection System

By Blair Childs, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs

The health information collection system established during the pandemic provided inadequate information and burdens on providers. The Administration’s budget proposal to layer provider reporting mandates and penalties on top of this antiquated, highly manual and ineffectual system is misguided. What the nation needs is an automated, 21st century supply chain data infrastructure, as recommended by the GAO and Business Executives for National Security, that provides real-time, actionable data during times of emergencies. Premier strongly urges Congress to create this system by passing the Medical and Health Stockpile Accountability Act of 2022 (H.R. 6520)