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House Health Care Bill Exceeds $1 Trillion

Submitted by Buzz on Sat, 10/24/2009 - 01:53
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Health care legislation taking shape in the House carries a price tag of at least $1 trillion over a decade, significantly higher than the target President Barack Obama has set, congressional officials said Friday as they struggled to finish work on the measure for a vote early next month.

Democrats have touted an unreleased Congressional Budget Office estimate of $871 billion in recent days, a total that numerous officials acknowledge understates the bill's true cost by $150 billion or more. That figure excludes several items designed to improve benefits for Medicare and Medicaid recipients and providers, as well as public health programs and more, they added

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Submitted by Mr Saint on Sat, 10/24/2009 - 02:12.

So I guess everyone is now used to hearing 1 Trillion dollars eh. I mean 10 years ago everyone would have sh@t their pants about this...

yeah, I think a billion

Submitted by Buzz on Sat, 10/24/2009 - 10:07.

would have scared people 10 years ago.