PrintSeptember 17, 2009
Graph of the Day for September 17, 2009
"The federal budget is on an unsustainable path, primarily because of the rising cost of health care... Medicare's Part A trust fund... will have insufficient funds to pay for covered services starting in 2017" Congressional Budget Office
Source: CBO.
Hoven's Index for September 17, 2009
Estimate of the 10-year cost of the House Democrats' "Affordable Health Choices Act", which includes a "public option": $1 trillion. (Source: CBO.)
Estimate of the 10-year cost of the Senate Democrats' health care plan: $856 billion. (Source: AP.)
Estimate of the10-year net decrease in the federal deficit by allowing individuals to buy health insurance in any state: $7.4 billion.
Net decrease of uninsured individuals by 2014, if individuals are allowed to buy health insurance in any state: 400,000. (Source: CBO.)
