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It's been reported that the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has released its scoring of the health care overhaul bill that Harry Reid has brought to the Senate, saying that it will cost $849 billion over the first ten years after its enactment.
The CBO has not released the full text yet, so it's difficult to know what is accurate about the score and what may be misleading. However, Peter Suderman at Reason offered something to keep in mind with the CBO score:
The CBO has not released the full text yet, so it's difficult to know what is accurate about the score and what may be misleading. However, Peter Suderman at Reason offered something to keep in mind with the CBO score:
Ezra Klein is reporting that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid...
CBO: New Obamacare Bill Will Cost $849 Billion
November 18th, 2009 1:39 AM
Failed cancer treatment doubly painful for widow
Fanny Gonzalez was hit with a $161,601.50 bill for cancer treatment after Blue Cross denied their claim for a chemo drug
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By Jon Yates / Chicago Tribune
Jose Sanchez was desperate when he visited the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in January.
The 49-year-old Waukegan man, diagnosed with gastric carcinoma, had been given only months to live.
His wife, Fanny Gonzalez, said employees at the Zion facility told the couple it would check with Sanchez's insurance company, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, to ensure treatments would be covered.
Days later, Gonzalez said, the couple received a letter...