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Healthcare Lobby Got $36.5 billion Out Of Stimulus

First Posted: 06/16/09 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 02:25 PM ET

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Washington Post:

When President Obama won approval for his $787 billion stimulus package in February, large sections of the 407-page bill focused on a push for new technology that would not stimulate the economy for years.

The inclusion of as much as $36.5 billion in spending to create a nationwide network of electronic health records fulfilled one of Obama's key campaign promises -- to launch the reform of America's costly health-care system.

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When President Obama won approval for his $787 billion stimulus package in February, large sections of the 407-page bill focused on a push for new technology that would not stimulate the economy for y...
When President Obama won approval for his $787 billion stimulus package in February, large sections of the 407-page bill focused on a push for new technology that would not stimulate the economy for y...
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Icomeinpeace
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03:59 PM on 05/16/2009
Obama is a weak president. 2012 can't come soon enough.
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Nutcase
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08:10 PM on 05/16/2009
And Bush was your ideal?
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