Senators outline less-costly healthcare overhaul
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 02:21
in Mathematics & Economics
The plan would cost about $600 billion, versus an earlier $1-trillion price tag, and eventually would cover 97% of Americans, Sens. Kennedy and Dodd say. Democrats on a key Senate committee outlined a revised and far less costly healthcare plan Wednesday night that includes a government-run insurance option and an annual fee on employers who do not offer coverage to their workers.