Obama Outlines Plans for Coverage, Prevention and Research
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The cornerstone of President Obama's first budget for the Department of Health and Human Services is his plan to commit $630 billion over 10 years to overhaul the U.S. health care system in order to reduce individual health care costs and expand coverage.
But Obama's fiscal 2010 budget proposal -- released in late February -- gives a more detailed look into the Democrat's priorities concerning health and human services, the Cabinet department that receives the most funding if costs for Medicare and Medicaid are included.
Many of the Democrat's proposals build on the $787 billion economic stimulus bill signed in February, which included money for several health-related initiatives, including modernizing health records. The American Observer looks at Obama's initial budget for the department, and for comparison's sake, includes details from former President George W. Bush's budget proposal from his last year in office.
The White House is expected to release full details of Obama's budget later this month.
