According to the preliminary Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score of the House health reform legislation released October 29,  the proposed expansions in insurance coverage would cost $894 billion over 10 years.  The bill would be paid for with cuts in Medicare rates, an income tax surcharge on high-income individuals and other tax code changes, and a variety of other offsets.  This price tag does not, however, factor in the cost of legislation to avert an upcoming 21.5% cut in the Medicare physician fee schedule, which is widely expected to be considered before the end of the year.  With regard to insurance coverage, CBO estimates that the share of legal nonelderly residents with insurance coverage would rise from about 83% currently to about 96% under the legislation.