According to the Congressional Budget Office, the final version of the Democrats' healthcare plan will cut the federal deficit by $138bn (£92bn) over 10 years. The non-partisan body said the proposed legislation would cost about $940bn (£626bn) over a decade. The reforms will increase insurance coverage through tax credits for the middle class and expansion of the Medicaid programme for the poor. They represent the biggest change in the US healthcare system since the creation in the 1960s of Medicare, the government-run scheme for Americans aged 65 or over.
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