President Obama to Detail More Than $500 Million for Local Health Centers

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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=aDlk8pboPDOk

President Barack Obama will announce today the awarding of more than $500 million for construction and renovation projects at 85 community health centers as part of the economic stimulus enacted earlier this year.

Grants totaling $508.5 million will go toward construction of facilities and to speed adoption of electronic health-record technology at health centers in more than 30 states, the administration said in a statement.

“The awards are expected to not only create new job opportunities in construction and health care, but also help provide care for more than half a million additional patients in underserved communities,” Obama said in the statement.

The funds come from the $787 billion economic stimulus approved by Congress and signed by Obama in February to combat rising unemployment and spur economic growth.


Obama Announcing $600M for Health
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/12/09/us/politics/AP-US-Obama-Community-Health.html?_r=1

[Kdillard]

1. Sounds great and sorely needed.

[Clio the Leo]

2. Kick. NT

[Deja Q]

3. He is NOT in the pocket of big insurance companies.

I'd still like to see economic growth in the arts and, what the heck, IT...