**The US Congressional Budget Office says the final version of the Democrats’ healthcare plan will cut the federal deficit by $138bn over 10 years.**The non-partisan body said the proposed legislation, which will likely be voted on in the House on Sunday, would cost about $940bn over the same period.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said it would be the most significant effort to reduce the deficit since 1993.
Some undecided Democratic lawmakers had feared it would run up the deficit.