Posted by
Defend America on Saturday, November 14, 2009 6:00:19 PM
CMS: House health bill will hike costs $289B
By Molly K. Hooper
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11/14/09 03:42 PM ET
The House-approved healthcare overhaul would raise the costs of
healthcare by $289 billion over the next 10 years, according to an
analysis by the nonpartisan, independent Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS).
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The
long-awaited report sent to lawmakers late Friday by the Department of
Health and Human Services should serve as a "stark warning to every
Republican, Democrat and Independent worried about the future of this
nation," Ways and Means ranking member Dave Camp (R-Mich.) said in a
statement on Saturday.