Quote: "Critics say the carriers will simply pass these fees through to consumers."

Critics, you say?

Customers pay all fees, expenses, taxes, and other costs related to wireless services. That is fundamentally how all businesses work.

Pointing out the basics of business is hardly being a critic.

The language remains in the final bill:

The utilization of an electronic health record for each person in the United States by 2014. (page 296)

I am really surprised that none of the mainstream "tech media" seems to have covered this at all.