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Summary of How House Health Care Bill Is Financed

By: Gerald Prante

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Source: TaxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. Foundation calculations using CBO and JCT scores of two bills; totals may not add due to rounding

* Baucus pie chart includes financing for $829 billion that goes towards expanding health insurance coverage, as well as $81 billion that goes towards deficit reduction; House pie chart includes financing for $1.264 trillion that goes towards expanding health insurance coverage (including public option), as well as $16 billion in additional non-Medicare related health care spending

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