The health care overhaul legislation headed for a vote in the House in coming days will cost $940 billion over the next 10 years, the Congressional Budget Office has determined, according to reports from NPR, the Associated Press, Reuters and CNN — but produce significant deficit reductions in the process by holding down health care inflation.

Here's how CNN sums up the news:

"The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the Democrats' revised health care bill will cost $940 billion over the next 10 years, a House Democratic source told CNN Thursday.

"The bill cuts the deficit by $130 billion during that period of time, according to the source."

The AP adds that House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., "said the health care package
will also reduce the federal deficit by more than ... $1 trillion in the second decade."

The CBO report starts a clock that could lead to a vote in the House on the package as soon as Sunday.

Reminder: NPR's health blog, Shots, is following the health care debate.

Update at 9:55 a.m. ET: On Capitol Hill a moment ago, Republican leaders just repeated their opposition the Democratic plan. They said it still costs too much.

"Our plan is for it to be defeated here in the House in the next few days" and never come back to the Senate for consideration, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., added.

But, as Scott Hensley reports on Shots, "Democrats appear to be getting closer to reaching the magic number of 216 votes (to pass) health overhaul in the House."

Correction at 10:55 a.m. ET: Earlier I mistakenly called Sen. McConnell the "majority" leader. Thank you, reader Jon Nason, for calling that to my attention.

Update at 2:35 p.m. ET: The text of the health care overhaul legislation has now been posted here.

Update at 2:55 p.m. ET: Here's a link to where Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office has posted the text and other information. For the Republican positions, House Minority Leader John Boehner's office starts its materials here.