GOP Health Bill Would Cut Deficit but Leave 52 Million Uninsured, CBO Says

• By Jackie Kucinich and Steven T. Dennis
• Roll Call Staff
• Nov. 4, 2009, 11:29 p.m.

The Republican alternative to the Democratic health care reform bill may cut costs, but it fails to make a dent in the problem of millions of Americans who lack health insurance, according to a preliminary analysis by the Congressional Budget Office.