Health Care Overhaul Cost Keeps Going Up
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says the health care tab will grow more rapidly under the plan the Senate Democrats are currently considering, the Associated Press reports. Though their plan would cover 93 percent of Americans, in economic and feasibility terms, the numbers are bleak:
It also calls into question the Democrats' plan to squeeze $493 billion in savings from Medicare over 10 years, saying it "may be unrealistic." In more bad news, the report released Friday warns that a new long-term care insurance plan included in the legislation could "face a significant risk of failure."
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