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Legislation has been introduced in the US House of Representatives to repeal
several federal programs and reduce federal spending by $2.5 trillion dollars
through fiscal year 2021. HR. 408, the Spending Reduction Act of 2011, includes
language to eliminate unobligated discretionary funds available through division
A of ARRA. This bill places at risk the unobligated funds for HITECH programs
created by the ONC to accelerate adoption and use of HIE and HIT. The bill also
would repeal the meaningful use incentive program, found in Title IV of Division
B of ARRA. The bill aligns with statements from many members of the House to
reduce the size of government and federal spending. To view the entire bill go
to:
http://rsc.jordan.house.gov/UploadedFiles/JORDAN_004_xml.pdf
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