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New CBO Score for the Affordable Health Choices Act: $611 Billion Over 10 Years

HELP Committee Democrats Release New Cost Estimate, Strong Public Option & Provision on Employer Responsibility

July 2, 2009

Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee and Senator Christopher J. Dodd, Kennedy’s chief deputy on health reform, today announced that the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has rescored the Affordable Health Choices Act. CBO’s new score of the bill - which would reduce health costs, allow Americans to keep the coverage they have if they want it, and make health insurance affordable to those who do not have it today - would be $611 billion over 10 years, a significant reduction from earlier, incomplete estimates.  The new estimate includes a provision on employer responsibility and a strong, national public option, the Community Health Insurance Option.

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( published in: Children & Families | Children's Health | Health Care | Insurance | Media Center | Medicare | Prescription Drugs | Press Releases and Statements | Veterans' Health Care | Women's Health )

Dodd Leads HELP Committee Mark-Up of Health Care Reform Bill

-- live stream, day eight, July 7, 2009 10:00AM - 5:0PM EDT --

Note: there will be a two hour recess starting at 12:30PM EDT
For information on the AHCC Act, click here.
For the bill text as drafted, click here.

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( published in: Children & Families | Children's Health | Health Care | Insurance | Media Center | Photos and Events | Press Releases and Statements | Speeches and Floor Statements | Video | Women's Health )

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What is Senator Dodd Doing in Your Area?

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