The Italian government said
Tuesday it would boost funding for the severely disabled to 400
million euros in its 2015 budget, up from the 250 million euros
initially allocated.
The new figure is slightly above the 350 million euros for
the severely disabled in the current 2014 budget.
On Monday, Health Minister Beatrice Lorenzin said lawmakers
were "determined" to keep funding for the severely disabled -
including sufferers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or
Lou Gehrig's disease - at 2014 levels.
"Parliament has always found funds for ALS and the non
self-sufficient," Lorenzin said.
"It would be strange if 100 million couldn't be
found...there is a determination to locate those funds," she
said.
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