After an embarrassing miscue, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee can now say near-universal should be achievable at a relatively low cost. Last month, HELP Democrats asked the Congressional Budget Office to score an incomplete version of its health care reform bill–one that had been voided of its most controversial provisions. The results were embarrassing. They suggested that the bill–which lacked an employer mandate and a public option–would leave many uninsured, at a nonetheless tremendous cost.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=141124