CBO: Obamacare Would Cost Over $2 Trillion

BY Jeffrey H. Anderson
March 18, 2010 6:36 PM

The CBO’s most recent analysis is out, and it’s not likely to convince wavering House Democrats to jump to the Obamacare side of the fence. Even the Democrats are granting that the latest version of their proposed health care overhaul would cost $69 billion more than the previous version. According to the CBO, this version would siphon even more money out of Medicare, make even further cuts to Medicare Advantage, and levy even higher taxes and fines on the American people.


President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and their allies, are cheerfully citing “ten yearâ€