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Stimulus plan would pour millions into healthcare

(Reuters UK) UPDATED 2009-01-29
The economic stimulus plan currently being debated in Washington would pour millions of dollars into healthcare, experts say. The plan currently before the U.S. House and Senate calls for spending ranging from $825 billion and $887 billion. Approximately $100 billion would go to healthcare proposals that widen the safety net for the unemployed and back up the idea that improving fractured U.S. health care system would also help kick-start the economy. Money would be designated for propping up Medicaid, supporting the government health insurance plan for the poor, and pushing doctors and hospitals to move from paper to computer records.  Read full story >
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