House health committee approves Obama health-care plan

July

The House of Representatives’ health committee this morning approved a $600 billion plan that would require individuals to have health coverage and employers to offer it — part of a larger effort to overhaul the nation’s health-care system.

This is the first congressional panel to advance the Obama adminstration’s health plan. The news comes a day after the Democratic lawmakers pledged to create health-care legislation, a plan that would cost $1 trillion, before they break in August.

Read the complete story by Associated Press reporter Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 at 12:06 pm by Candice Ferrette. Print This Post | Email This Post

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