CBO pegs U.S. Senate healthcare bill at $849 billion-aide
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WASHINGTON Nov 18 (Reuters) - The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated the cost of a sweeping U.S. Senate healthcare overhaul at $849 billion over 10 years, a senior Senate aide said on Wednesday.
The CBO said the Senate plan, to be unveiled later in the day by Democratic leader Harry Reid, would reduce the deficit by $127 billion in the same period and extend coverage to 31 million uninsured people, the aide said.
The bill had been stalled in the Senate for weeks as Reid awaited the CBO report.
(Editing by Sandra Maler)
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