This popped up on Yahoo about an hour ago. Here's the message I just sent to editor.reuters@reuters.com
Dear Editor:
This 'plan' of Bush's comes directly from John Kerry's website:
http://www.johnkerry.com/issues/healthcare/A New Approach to Control Spiraling Health Care Costs
Lowering Costs with New Technology
The annual cost of health care in America is $1.4 trillion. About 25 percent, or $350 billion, is spent on non-medical items, principally paperwork such as billing and record-keeping. No other industry is so inefficient. This expensive drain on the system can be cut in half with modern technology. Kerry's program will offer a "technology bonus" as an incentive to health care providers and insurers to update their procedures and switch to electronic records.
"By Caren Bohan
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - President Bush (news - web sites), taking on Democrat John Kerry (news - web sites) over health issues, pitched a plan on Thursday to expand the use of technology in medicine -- including a cure for doctors' illegible handwriting.
Bush touted a goal of storing most Americans' medical records in electronic form within 10 years, saying that would reduce paperwork costs and cut down on medical errors."