Efforts to reform the nation’s troubled health care system have taken a step forward with the introduction of the latest health care bill by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, (D-CA). The legislation aims to provide health insurance to 36 million Americans - who would otherwise go without by 2019 and provide a government-run “public option” to compete in the private sector. The bill would require citizens to purchase health insurance. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the bill would cost taxpayers an estimated $1.055 trillion.
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