Senators seek more input on health IT language in stimulus bill

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1. “ There are certainly outstanding critical issues. ”

2. “ If you don't have meaningful privacy safeguards, you're not going to get a meaningful health IT system. ”

Entities Mentioned

• Senate
• House
• Medicare
• Patrick Leahy
• Judiciary Committee
• Olympia Snowe
• Max Baucus
• Orrin Hatch
• Finance Committee

1. Two key Senate Republicans on the Finance Committee raised concerns today over health information technology language in the economic stimulus package. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who co-sponsored an unsuccessful health IT bill last ... (Read Full Article)

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