AARP and the AMA support House healthcare reform bill

Both the AARP and the American Medical Association announced their support today for the House version of healthcare reform legislation. That bill (H.R. 3962) is up for a vote this Saturday. Here is a summary, and here is the full bill.

Meanwhile, Ezra Klein notes that the Congressional Budget Office has released it's analysis of the GOP's alternative healthcare reform bill. According to the CBO, the Democratic plan will provide coverage to twelve times as many people while reducing the federal budget deficit by a larger amount. Hmm, which should I choose...