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As White House and Congressional negotiators work toward an agreement on a final version of sweeping health care legislation, they seem likely to push the 10-year price tag closer to the $1.05 trillion cost of the House-passed bill while relying on new taxes proposed by the Senate, probably including a bigger increase in the Medicare payroll tax than currently proposed.

Reaching agreement on a health-care bill is harder in theory than it will be in practice. Before the measure lands on President Obama's desk, there will be many crisis points, much posturing and dire warnings of impending failure.

With the House set to return to Washington this week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi finds herself walking a narrow line on President Obama's top domestic priority.

Thousands of American's subsidies for COBRA health insurance ended in November 2009, prior to the December 21, 2009 extension in The Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010. Today, eHealthInsurance.com (NASDAQ: EHTH), released an updated list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) for Americans in this situation, who are unsure about what to do now that the COBRA subsidy has been extended.