Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Bush: IT will help health care


President Bush, in his Jan. 23 State of the Union address, said better information technology can make health care more affordable and reduce medial errors.

Bush challenged Congress to use IT to improve insurance nationwide and to save small businesses money through association health plans and reforming medical liability lawsuits.

He proposed two new initiatives on affordable health care: a standard tax deduction for health insurance and federal funding to help states using innovative health care programs.

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