Health Care Funds Get Obama Bounce

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With a tight Congressional calendar and a full-court press by President Barack Obama, health care reform takes center stage this week. Lawmakers are trying to come up with a plan to fix a highly dysfunctional health insurance system.

Obama has been trying to generate support for a government-backed health plan that people would cover the uninsured and serve as an alternative to employer-sponsored coverage. This strategy aims to make covered services and costs easier to compare among various plans.

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