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June 16, 2009

Report: Kennedy Health Bill Would Leave 36 Million Uninsured
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A new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office has concluded that
Senator Edward Kennedy’s plan to expand healthcare coverage would cost
about $1 trillion over the next ten years and fall far short of
providing universal healthcare coverage. According to the CBO, the plan
would reduce the number of uninsured by 16 million people, but even if
the bill became law, 36 million people would remain uninsured in 2017.



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