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González highlights health and education investments: medical residencies, hepatitis C treatment and school programs
Summary
The governor announced budget additions for health—including funds for hepatitis C treatment in correctional populations, expanded medical-resident slots and hospital renovations—and education, including bilingual teacher certification, special education supports and new vocational curricula.
In her May 29 address Governor Jennifer González announced several programmatic investments in health and education intended to expand capacity and services in both sectors.
Health: The governor said the budget includes funds to expand medical residencies and to purchase medical equipment, citing a figure of "24.3 1000000" for recruiting residents and equipment (verbatim from the address). She also announced an allocation of "21.1 1000000" to guarantee access to hepatitis C medications in the correctional population…
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