Senate Bill Clocks In At $849B

The Senate's health overhaul bill would cost $849 billion over 10 years and cut the deficit by $127 billion in its first decade, followed by another $650 billion cut in the deficit in its second decade, according to a preliminary CBO analysis. The package, complied by Senate Majority Leader Reid, would expand insurance coverage to 94 percent of the population.

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