The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (PUB. L 115) commonly referred
to as the Stimulus or The Recovery Act, is an
economic stimulus package enacted by the 111th
United State Congress and signed into law by
President Barack Obama. The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act provided billons of dollars in
Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments to
providers and hospitals for the "Meaningful Use" of
certified health information technology products.
The legislation requires the Department of Health
and Human Services to take regulatory action in
several areas, including electronic health record
(EHR) incentives for eligible professionals and
hospitals (Meaningful Use), standards and
certification criteria, an EHR certification
program, and privacy security.
The Legislative History of the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act
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Introduced in the House as H.R.
I by Dave Obey (D-WI) January 26, 2009
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Committee consideration by:
Appropriations and Budget
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Passed the House on January 28,
2009 by a vote of 244 –188
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Passed the Senate on February
10, 2009 by a vote of 61-37
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Reported by the joint conference
committee on February 12, 2009; agreed to by the
House on February 13, 2009 246-183 and by the
Senate on February 13, 2009 60-38
Total Health Care Expenditures:
Total: $155.1 billion
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$86.8 billion for Medicaid
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$25.8 billion for health
information technology investments and incentive
payments
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$25.1 billion to provide a 65
percent subsidy of health care insurance
premiums for the unemployed under the program
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$10 billion for health research
and construction of National Institutes of
Health facilities
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$2 billion for Community Health
Centers
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$1.3 billion for construction of
military hospitals
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$1.1 billion to study the
comparative effectiveness of healthcare
treatments
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$1 billion for prevention and
wellness
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$1 billion for the Veterans
Administration
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$500 million for healthcare
services on
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$300 million to train healthcare
workers in the National Health Service Corps
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$202 million for a temporary
moratorium for certain Medicare regulations
To Access the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
click here.
The American Health Information Management
Association has posted their analysis of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. To review
their perspective on ARRA click on the following
links:
