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CBO: Senate Health Bill Costs $849 Billion, Covers 94 Percent of Americans

By | 11.18.09 | 5:05 pm

After weeks of number crunching, the Congressional Budget Office announced this afternoon that the Senate’s health reform bill will cost $849 billion over 10 years, cover 94 percent of the country’s population, and reduce the deficit by $127 billion, Fox News reports:

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid released the bill

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