$1 Billion Ohio Project Approved

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A $1 billion project to expand Ohio State University’s Medical Center was approved by the university’s board of trustees.

The expansion will advance the medical center’s education and research programs and improve patient care, according to school officials.

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Council Weighs in on Use of $400 Million Allocation

WASHINGTON — A federal research council outlined its spending recommendations for $400 million in stimulus funds to be allocated by the U.S. department of Health & Human Services for patient-centered research.

The report by the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research, mandated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, was created to help the HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius distribute the funding.

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