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HEALTHHealth Information TechnologyFunding: $19 billion, including $2 billion for planning grants in 2009 and 2010, followed by $17 billion in grants to Medicare and Medicaid providers beginning in late 2010 and running for five years Administrator: State of New Jersey, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Description: Funding will be used to promote the use and exchange of electronic health information in a manner consistent with the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology's strategic plan. It can be used for planning and implementation grants to states or qualified state-designated entities to facilitate and expand electronic health information exchange; to establish loan programs for health care providers to purchase certified electronic health record technology, train personnel in the use of such technology, and improve the secure electronic exchange of health information; and to provide financial assistance to universities to establish or expand medical informatics programs. Web sites: Community Health Center GrantsFunding: $2 billion for Community Health Center Infrastructure and Services Grants Administrator: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Description: Funds are available on a competitive basis to Community Health Centers. Infrastructure funds will go to support renovations and repairs, investments in health IT and critically needed health care. Services Grants are to be used to support new sites and service areas, to increase services at existing sites, and to provide supplemental payments for spikes in uninsured populations. Web site: http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/hrsa/healthcentergrants.html University Research FacilitiesFunding: $1.3 billion through NIH to renovate and equip university research facilities Administrator: National Institutes of Health Description: Funding will be used for the construction and renovation of extramural research facilities and for the acquisition of shared instrumentation and other capital research equipment. Biomedical ResearchFunding: $8.7 billion Administrator: National Institutes of Health Description: $7.4 million will be distributed to specific Institutes and Centers and to the Common Fund for biomedical research grants. $800 million will be used by the Office of the Director for purposes that can be completed within two years, including short-term grants focused on specific scientific challenges, new research that expands the scope of ongoing projects, research on public and international health priorities, and to enhance central research support activities, centralized information support systems. Web site: http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ National Health Service CorpsFunding: $75 million Administrator: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Description: Funds will be used for training primary healthcare providers including doctors, dentists, and nurses as well as helping pay medical school expenses for students who agree to practice in underserved communities through the National Health Service Corps. Web sites:
Health Care WorkforceFunding: $200 million Administrator: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Description: Funds will be used for the training of health professionals. Web site: http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/programs/index.html Prevention and Wellness ProgramFunding: $950 million total, divided as follows:
Administrator: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Description: The Department has not decided which agencies will take the lead and if there will be competitive grant opportunities but the CDC is likely to be central to these efforts. Web sites: Comparative Effectiveness Health ResearchFunding: $1.1 billion Administrator: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administrator on Healthcare Research and Quality and National Institutes of Health Description: This funding will be used to conduct or support research to evaluate and compare clinical outcomes, effectiveness, risk, and benefits of two or more medical treatments and services that address a particular medical condition. $300 million will be administered by AHRQ, $400 million will be transferred to NIH, and $400 million will be allocated at the discretion of the Secretary of HHS. Web sites: COBRA Continuation CoverageFunding: $24.7 billion Administrator: U.S. Department of Labor Description: The funding provides for premium reductions and additional election opportunities for health benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, commonly called COBRA. Eligible individuals pay only 35 percent of their COBRA premiums and the remaining 65 percent is reimbursed to the coverage provider through a tax credit. The premium reduction applies to periods of health coverage beginning on or after February 17, 2009 and lasts for up to nine months for those eligible for COBRA during the period beginning September 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2009 due to an involuntary termination of employment that occurred during that period. Web sites:
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