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House Democratic leaders said on Tuesday that they would insist on changes in the Senate's health care legislation to make coverage more affordable for middle-class Americans and to tighten control over the insurance industry. But it remained unclear how much leverage the House would have in coming negotiations, given that Senate Democrats cannot spare a single vote without jeopardizing the bill's chances of passing.

As House and Senate lawmakers start to reconcile their health-care bills with an eye to final passage, a little-noticed provision is already prompting celebration from a small group of influential hospitals that stand to gain millions in Medicare dollars.

Young adults are in for a wake-up call if health care reform passes. For the first time ever, the federal government is going to require that everybody obtain health insurance coverage. For those who have insurance through their employers, the so-called individual mandate may have very little impact. But for young adults, many of whom are not currently covered, the health care bill will add a new and costly expense to their budgets.

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--U.S. House leaders signaled Tuesday they are willing to agree to a final health overhaul bill without a government-run health insurance option if other parts of the bill would fulfill the same goals.

Could a health care overhaul lead to a raft of consumer lawsuits against insurers over medical claims denials? If more people sign up for health coverage through new health insurance exchanges, they are likely to have more leeway to sue than they do in today’s employer-based plans. A recent opinion piece published online by the Hastings Center, a bioethics think tank in Garrison, N.Y., suggests that an increase in suits could lead to higher costs as insurers begin to approve claims defensively to avoid litigation.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - December 23, 2009) - Today, eHealthInsurance.com (NASDAQ: EHTH), the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families and small businesses, released data comparing non-group health insurance premiums for policies available at eHealth in the state of California, and subsidized COBRA premiums for people in California.