What The Stimulus Plan Means to Healthcare

A comparison of the $838 billion economic recovery plan passed by the Senate with an $820 billion version passed by the House. Additional debt costs would add almost $350 billion over 10 years. Many provisions expire in two years.

From the Associated Press:

HEALTH CARE:

• Senate — $20 billion to subsidize health care insurance for the unemployed under the COBRA program; $87 billion to help states with Medicaid; $22 billion to modernize health information technology systems; $10 billion for health research and construction of National Institutes of Health facilities.


• House — $40 billion for more generous COBRA subsidies and to provide health care through Medicaid; $87 billion to help states with Medicaid; $20 billion to modernize health information technology systems; $4 billion for preventative care; $1.5 billion for community health centers; $420 million to combat avian flu; $335 million for programs that combat AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis.

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