CBO Says Senate Health Care Bill Cuts Deficit By $127B

Courtesy Donklephant  Wed, 11/18/2009 - 6:33pm

And it’ll achieve 94% coverage.

And it costs $849B.

CNN has more about some of the key points in the new bill…

Among other things, they’ve agreed to subsidize insurance for a family of four making up to roughly $88,000 annually, or 400 percent of the federal poverty level.

They’ve also agreed to expand Medicaid and create health insurance exchanges to make it easier for small businesses, the self-employed and the unemployed...


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