Sebelius Touts $911 Billion For HHS In 2011 Budget

Monday, February 1, 2010 at 3:31PM
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By Monique Cala - University of New Mexico/Talk Radio News Service

U.S. Department for Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Monday that President Barack Obama's proposed 2011 budget includes $911 billion for HHS.

“Whether fighting a pandemic, protecting food safety, or transforming the health care system with electronic medical records, the investments we’ve made have been guided by some of the finest scientific and medical experts in the world,” said Sebelius.

HHS has announced further investment in ‘next generation health care technologies,’ which includes a move to electronic health records by hospitals and doctors to help reduce medical errors, coordinate care and cut costs.

“What we have today is a sick care system, where we wait until something goes wrong to intervene,” said Sebelius.

According to the Secretary, HHS will work on prevention tactics by tackling obesity, which costs the U.S. health care system $150 billion a year, as well as fraud prevention with projected savings of $9.9 billion over ten years.

For more details on HHS's FY2011 budget visit FY2011 Budget.

Article originally appeared on Talk Radio News Service: News, Politics, Media (http://www.talkradionews.com/).