Tue, Jul 14th, 2009
Reporting from Washington -- Capping months of work, House Democratic leaders on Tuesday introduced their plan for a sweeping remake of the nation's healthcare system. Among the provisions in the 1,018-page bill: creation of a new government insurance option, increased regulation of the insurance industry and other steps to ensure near-universal medical coverage for the first time in U.S. history.
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