CBO Scores Health Care: $1.3 Trillion Saved Over 20 Years

Courtesy Donklephant  Thu, 03/18/2010 - 11:58am

Yes, the CBO says that the new bill will cover 95% of Americans and will save A TON of money.

So this is a BIG win for Dems today in their fight to reform health care and win undecided Dem votes.

So how do they do it?

From Wash Post :

The program would be paid for by slicing nearly $500 billion from Medicare and other federal health programs, particularly a privately operated insurance...


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