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Article: New healthcare bill won't hurt deficit. What about your wallet?(national)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
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- October 9, 2009
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Byline: Gail Russell Chaddock Staff writer
What's in a score?
The Senate Finance Committee's healthcare plan got a clean bill of fiscal health from key congressional scorekeepers - that is, it insures most Americans without adding a dime to the federal deficit, according to nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
But does it shift the burden of healthcare costs to players outside the Beltway? That's the new political fault line heading into a Senate Finance panel vote, which could come as early as Friday.
The CBO score doesn't measure the fiscal impact on families, businesses, healthcare providers, or state and local governments. ...