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A new bill (HR 3577) introduced by Rep. Scott Peters (R-Calif.) calls for increased use of digital health technologies in federal programs as part of an effort to reduce health care costs, MobiHealthNews reports.

Representative Scott Peters (R-CA) has introduced a bill that would establish a commission intended to collect and study data on the potential of new technologies, including mHealth, to save money throughout the healthcare system.

More than $130 million in new military acquisition and construction money will pour into San Diego area military bases under the defense spending bill approved by the House of Representatives last week.

Peters called it the “sort of bipartisan, reasonable solution that the people of San Diego expect from Congress.” “For the first time in four years we will replace crisis-to-crisis budgeting with a two-year plan that provides stability and predictability to agencies, basic scientific research programs, and the military,” he said. “The sequester relief and flexibility that it allows are key to keeping our economic recovery on the upward trend.”