1.0 link 224880 <![CDATA[Committee Dems Release Cheaper, Better Public Health Care Bill]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/02/committee-dems-release-ch_n_224880.html Sen. Ted Kennedy's Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee released details of its plan Thursday to expand access to health insurance, create a public option that consumers could buy into and reduce health care costs over the long haul.

The Congressional Budget Office evaluated the proposed bill, estimating that it would cost slightly more than $600 billion over ten years, considerably less than earlier predictions. The CBO score was also released by the health committee Thursday.

A Medicaid expansion that...

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