text: For group health plans coverage under these rules , the Departments cite estimates formulated by the Congressional Budget Office which shows the initial yearly cost ( direct cost to the private sector ) to be $ 50 million with 300,000 people covered and $ 200 million in subsequent years for limiting the length of preexisting conditions exclusions to 12 months .
  
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  For group health plans under these rules the initial yearly cost will be $ 100 million with 20,000 people covered .