“Multiple IT projects gained funding as the Senate passed H.R. 6157, the FY 2019 minibus appropriations bill for the departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education on Aug. 23. The bill passed the Senate on an 85-7 vote. The House approved its version of the legislation on June 28, setting up a House-Senate conference committee to reconcile differences in the two bills…”
“In the realm of health IT, the bill includes $60.3 million for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to increase health IT interoperability, an increase over the agency’s request for $38.4 million. The bill also includes $15.9 million for…” Read the full article here.
Source: Senate Minibus Funding Bill Features IT Project Funding – August 27, 2018. MeriTalk.
