Democrats Post Health Care Bill Online, Starting 72-Hour Clock
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The updated health care reform bill has been posted online, starting the clock on a 72-hour window before the House can vote on it.
Click here to see the proposed changes to the bill, as well as the original Senate package.
President Obama pledged in an interview with Fox News on Wednesday that the final provisions of the health care plan would be "posted for many days before this thing passes" to give the public a chance to review it.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The earliest the House could vote on the latest health bill is Sunday.
Lawmakers, though, are still waiting to see firmer estimates from the Congressional Budget Office as to how much it costs. Estimates released Thursday morning were listed only as "preliminary."
The preliminary CBO estimates pegged the price tag of the updated bill at $940 billion over 10 years.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Democrats have posted the package of changes to the Senate-passed health care bill that House Democrats are insisting on in exchange for their support on the original Senate bill.