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Office of Federal Governmental Relations
Federal UC Facts
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UC is California's Land
Grant University. |
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UC's current operating budget
is nearly $16 billion, with more than 27% coming from federal
sources. |
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Two-thirds of all basic
research at UC's campuses is funded by the federal government.
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Federal programs provide
nearly 60% of all financial aid for UC students. ($689 million
in 2000-01) |
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UC is consistently one of
the top five contractors of the federal government. |
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For FY01, 52% of UC's patient
days were Medicaid (23%) and Medicare (29%). For each day,
more than half of UC hospital beds are filled with Medicare
and Medicaid patients. |
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Medicare and
Medicaid provide more than 34% of UC Academic Medical Centers'
net patient revenues.
($879 million in 2000-01) |
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UC is one
of the largest safety net providers in California providing
more than $225 million in charity care. (2000-01) |
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Chart
on UC's federal funding |
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