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House Democrats' bill would cover 97 pct of Americans by 2019

WASHINGTON
Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:27pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic-written bill to overhaul U.S. healthcare would provide insurance coverage of about 97 percent of Americans by 2019, the chairman of the House Health and Labor Committee said on Tuesday.

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George Miller, a California Democrat who heads the panel, said the broad coverage was an important part of the 1,018-page bill.

Miller and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, speaking at a news conference to unveil the bill, also said that lowering costs was essential for U.S. healthcare reform.
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