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April 5 (Bloomberg) -- When Brian Howell, a 23-year-old Nashville, Tennessee, guitar player, feared a lingering cold had turned into an infection last year, he decided against seeing a doctor. It would have cost too much, he said.

“I decided just to drink a lot of tea and take some Mucinex,” Howell said. “It turned out OK -- thankfully.”

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Update (11:08 P.M. EST on Sunday, March 21, 2010):  Healthcare Reform Passes the House on a party line vote.  Read more here.

Update (5:30 EST on Sunday, March 21, 2010):  Stupak reaches compromise with the President.  Healthcare reform likely to pass.Read more here.

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"Health care reform advocates inched closer to victory Wednesday morning as a high-profile liberal Democrat switched his position and announced his intention to vote for a sweeping $875 billion plan under consideration in the House of Representatives. Read more

Fate of Refom Hangs in the Balance

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/03/health_overhaul_hits_home_stre.h...

Politico's Carrie Budoff Brown offers an intriguing perspective on Obama's new plan. Follow the link to read her article.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/33275.html

In recent weeks with the inability to secure 60 votes in the Senate, President Obama's attempt to pass healthcare reform legislation seemed over.  However, just this morning The President and his senior advisors decided to make another attempt to pass reform by releasing a new proposal by the Obama Administration. 

Below is the proposal as released by the White House.

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Remarks of President Barack Obama- As Prepared for Delivery Read more

After a month long Congressional recess, where healthcare reform legislation was fiercely debated at town halls across America, President Obama tonight held a joint session of Congress to ease concerns, to clarify confusion and to build support for an overhaul of the nation's healthcare system. During the 48 minute address, The President outlined his plan for healthcare reform. However, he very quickly admitted that there are still many details that need to be worked out.

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Senator Harry Reid acknowledged yesterday that the U.S. Senate will not meet President Obama's August deadline for healthcare reform. Read more