CBO Analysis of America's Healthy Future Act

From the Washington Post: "Congressional budget analysts gave an important political boost Wednesday to a Senate panel's health-care overhaul, projecting that the $829 billion measure would dramatically shrink the ranks of the uninsured and keep President Obama's pledge that doing so would not add 'one dime' to federal budget deficits."

Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a a preliminary analysis of the Senate Finance Committee Chairman's mark for the America's Healthy Future Act of 2009. A post of the Director of the CBO summarizes the analysis and highlights key points. You can read the full text of America's Healthy Future Act on the Senate Finance Committee website.

Source: Montgomery, L., and Murray, S. (8 Oct. 2009). "Health-Care Bill Wouldn't Raise Deficit, Report Says: Budget Office Assesses Finance Panel's Plan." Washington Post.