A vote is expected late Saturday night or early Sunday morning in the U.S. House of Representatives on the health care reform bill.

This version of the bill extends health care coverage to millions of people who do not have it, creates a government run health care option to compete with private insurers and imposes new limits on the insurance industry.

House leaders were working Friday to secure the 218 votes needed for passage.

Third District Congressman Nick Rahall says he'll be among those supporting the proposal on final passage.  "That's not to say I'm enamored with everything in this bill," he said on Friday's MetroNews Talkline as work continued on Capitol Hill to strengthen the pro life guarantees within the legislation.

If Congress does nothing, he says, "The costs of insurance to our families and to our economy, the costs of insurance will continue to skyrocket."

It'll take several years to phase in the reforms within the House proposal which could cost $900 billion over ten years.  It would be paid for by cutting Medicare spending and by imposing an income tax surcharge of 5.4% on those who make at least $500,000 a year.

Congressman Rahall is addressing concerns about those planned Medicare cuts.

"We're talking about savings in the House bill that would effect insurance companies, not our seniors, not those currently receiving Medicare benefits, but we're talking about cracking down on the waste, fraud and abuse," he says.

First District Congressman Alan Mollohan is expected to vote for the bill.  Second District Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito says she will vote no.