Cali Healthline: Reid Releases Senate Health Care Reform Bill, CBO Cost Estimate

On Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) unveiled his chamber’s health care reform bill, which would cost $848 billion over 10 years and provide health insurance to 31 million more people, according to a preliminary estimate report from the Congressional Budget Office, the Washington Post reports.

CBO projects that the bill would reduce the federal deficit by $130 billion over that period (Murray/Montgomery, Washington Post, 11/19).

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