Republicans quickly rebuked Senate Democrats' health overhaul bill after its release last night, Roll Call reports. They said it would result in higher insurance premiums, tax hikes, and Medicare cuts, and complained that it was drafted behind closed doors, and that they have not yet had a chance to read it. "It is my hope that Sen. Reid will afford all Americans the same courtesy that he had: ample time to study the legislation and deliberate the best way to proceed," said Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, a leading Republican. ... Senate Budget ranking member Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) charged that the Democrats' cost estimate 'uses sleight-of-hand budgetary tricks by assuming unrealistic tax increases and Medicare cuts that Members of Congress will not be willing to follow through on'" (Pierce, 11/18)

One Democratic leader, Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois, retorted, "We invite Senator McConnell to post the Republican health care reform bill on the Internet tonight so we can compare the two," href="http://prescriptions…