Measure H.R . 57 could cut about 16 % of federal funding for poison control centers . House passed H.R . 1 but House rejected it ; cut could still be in a final , negotiated bill . Centers answered 4.2 million calls in 2009 ; 93 % of those came from hospitals . Proponents of the one-center plan cite innovation in private business and say government could follow the example to be more efficient . ` The cuts are meant to eliminate all but one of the nation 's one poison control centers .
Measure H.R . 57 could cut about 16 % of federal funding for poison control centers . House passed H.R . 1 but House rejected it ; cut could still be in a final , negotiated bill . Centers answered 4.2 million calls in 2009 ; 93 % of those came from hospitals . The cuts are meant to eliminate all but one of the nation 's one poison control centers .