Health Uncle:Money for Health Care

The U.S. Congress is about to pass the economic stimulus package,which contains a considerable amount for health care.The 789 billion dollar measure allots 10 billion for medical research and 19 billion for digitizing medical records.It also gives aid to the states for their Medicaid programs,which provide insurance for the indigent.This is happening in the glow of the Lincoln Bicentennial,which began yesterday on the great president's 200th birthday.He was a man who knew many health problems,from his own depression to the illnesses of his boys.Yet his spirit was strong enough to get him to his destiny,the preservation of the Union and his ageless words that define and affirm democracy to this day.President Obama,a great admirer of Lincoln, is expected to sign the stimulus bill into law on Monday,Presidents Day.