An Overview of Major Health Provisions Contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Authors

Sara J. Rosenbaum, George Washington UniversityFollow
Lara Cartwright-Smith, George Washington University
Taylor Burke, George Washington University
Phyllis Borzi, George Washington University
Melissa M. Goldstein, George Washington UniversityFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2-18-2009

Publisher

George Washington University, School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Health Policy, Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program

Keywords

ARRA; Electronic Health Record; Government Funding; Health Information Exchange

Abstract

On February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) into law. One of the most sweeping pieces of economic legislation ever enacted, ARRA not only provides hundreds of billions of dollars in new health and health care spending but also makes comprehensive reforms in health law and policy, particularly in the area of health information law, including health information technology (HIT) adoption and health information privacy.

Comments

Funding for this report has been provided in part by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Recommended Citation

Rosenbaum, S., Cartwright-Smith, L., Burke, T., Borzi, P., & Goldstein, M. (2009). An overview of major health provisions contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Washington, DC: George Washington University, School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Health Policy, Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program.

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