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GE commits $6 billion in new healthymagination launch


GE today unveiled its new “healthymagination” business strategy, which will dramatically expand the company’s healthcare business through 2015. A key component is the investment of $3 billion in R&D over the next six years in a specific portfolio of more than 100 innovations designed to lower costs and improve healthcare access and quality. In addition, GE is committing $2 billion of financing and $1 billion in related GE technology to drive healthcare information technology and health in rural and underserved areas.


And NBC Universal and NBC News are committing to aid consumers in the form of more than 5,000 televised reports annually on health and wellness and companion online tools.