Healthcare overhaul emphasizes affordability

WASHINGTON - The long-anticipated healthcare overhaul has begun to take shape, with key congressional committees signaling growing interest in requiring virtually all Americans to have insurance, in providing subsidies or tax credits to help low- and middle-income people afford coverage, and in creating an online "exchange" to help people compare and purchase insurance plans in their area. (Full article: 883 words)

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