CBO Scores House Public Option Plan at $871 Billion

Yesterday the public option proved it could come in under Pres. Obama's $100 billion cap for a health reform bill, and it would reduced the deficit over ten years. The Congressional Budget Office scored a House plan with a "robust" public option at $871 billion while providing coverage for 96 percent of the population. That compares favorably to the Senate Finance Committee bill that had no public option, and makes the public option more attractive to Democratic fiscal conservatives and, who knows, maybe even some Republicans. You can read more here.