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In the latest poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation, Americans are evenly divided over the “health reform proposals being discussed in Congress,” a finding echoed in other recent national polls.

The industry spent roughly $38 million on lobbying last year, up from $31 million in ‘08, the Hill reports.

A front in the national health care battle has opened in New York City, where a major hospital chain and one of the nation’s largest insurance companies are locked in a struggle over control of treatment and costs that could have broad ramifications for millions of people with private health insurance.

White House senior politcal adviser David Axelrod countered critics that believe Scott Brown's win in the Massachusetts special election for Senate Tuesday was a blow to Democrats' efforts to reform health care by saying that polls show the opposite sentiment.

Reporting from Washington - The Obama administration tried Sunday to steady itself and its top domestic priority after last week's stunning Massachusetts Senate upset, as a top White House official vowed to move ahead with comprehensive healthcare legislation because "the underlying elements of it are popular and important."

Based on the results from last week's U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts, the future of health reform legislation is increasingly unclear.\n\n

eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH), parent company of eHealthInsurance, today announced that it is entering the online retail Medicare insurance market in the state of Maryland by adding Medicare Supplement plans from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) to its online retail web site, eHealthMedicare.com.