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The stimulus bill meant to help mitigate the damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic includes billions of dollars for the health-care industry, which will need to treat an expected deluge of critically ill patients.<\/p>\n
Senators released the text of the bill late Wednesday night, after a day in which some details of the plan emerged while others remained sketchy.<\/p>\n
The full bill, which will allocate roughly $2 trillion in total, is more than 800 pages long, and will be poured over extensively in the coming days. The House is expected to vote on the bill on Friday.<\/p>\n
Here are some highlights from the Senate text of how the bill will affect the health-care industry.<\/p>\n
Despite the bill nearing the finish line, S&P 500 futures were down 0.9% Thursday morning.<\/p>\n
Write to Josh Nathan-Kazis at josh.nathan-kazis@barrons.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read more: <\/p>\n Heres What the Stimulus Bill Would Mean to the Health-Care Industry - Barron's<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Text size The stimulus bill meant to help mitigate the damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic includes billions of dollars for the health-care industry, which will need to treat an expected deluge of critically ill patients. Senators released the text of the bill late Wednesday night, after a day in which some details of the plan emerged while others remained sketchy. The full bill, which will allocate roughly $2 trillion in total, is more than 800 pages long, and will be poured over extensively in the coming days. Continue reading