Stimulus money boosts health clinics serving poor
AP/Yahoo News, June 29, 2009
Health centers that serve the poor are among the first places the federal stimulus package is being spent. The stimulus law sets aside $2.5 billion for free and low-cost health clinics, and about $500 million is already being spent. The White House has promised another burst of money this summer.
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