New CBO Estimate for Senate Health Reform Bill Is $875 Billion

The Congressional Budget Office released a new estimate of the Senate's health care bill Thursday that showed it would save less money. The non-partisan CBO originally estimated that the Senate's health care bill would cost $871 billion over a 10 year period. The figure will play into the health reform debate as House leaders whip their members to support the Senate bill. But what lawmakers are really waiting for from CBO is its score of President Barack Obama's proposed fixes to health care legislation.