Democrats have promised that health reform would reduce health care costs,
but legislation the House passed last week would increase costs over the
next decade by $289 billion. By 2019, health costs would rise to 21.1
percent of GDP compared to 20.8 under current law, according to an actuarial
report prepared by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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