Report boosts bipartisan health plan

May 2, 2008 By MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- A bipartisan plan for universal health care coverage would pay for itself and eventually could create modest budget surpluses, according to a congressional report released Thursday.



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