Estimate of the Direct Spending and Revenue Effects of H. R. 4872, the Reconciliation Act Of 2010

This report provides a preliminary estimate for Congress that President Barack Obama¿s health care bill would reduce the federal deficit by $138 billion over 10 years. The $940-billion legislation would provide coverage by 2016 to 32 million currently uninsured Americans, raising the number of insured to about 95%. Further, the report estimates that the legislation might continue to reduce the federal deficit in its second decade, and it discusses the several factors that would bring this about. Charts and tables.