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WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) – After a narrow win in the U.S. House of Representatives, President Barack Obama’s fight for a sweeping healthcare overhaul moves to the U.S. Senate where it faces a difficult path to approval. Read the full story
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Posted on 26 October 2009. Tags: "public" insurance option, America's Health Insurance Plans, Barack Obama, bill, Christina Romer, committee vote, Congress, congressional budget analysts, debate, Democratic leader Harry Reid, Democrats, federal budget deficit, government-run, Harry Reid, healthcare, healthcare bill, healthcare costs, Healthcare reform, House of Representatives, insurance industry, insurance market, Karen Ignani, legislation, liberals, lobbying group, moderates, pre-existing conditions, private companies, public option, Republican, Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell, S&P 500 index, S&P Managed Healthcare index, Senate, Senate Finance Committee, Senator Olympia Snowe, stocks, U.S. Senate, uninsured, United States, White House, White House Council of Economic Advisers
Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:03pm EDT
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* Reid to include government-run plan in healthcare bill
* Public option would allow states to choose to opt out
* Republican Snowe not on board but White House pleased Read the full story
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