House Democrats discuss health care priorities | Reuters: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives briefed party members on Thursday on healthcare talks with the Senate, with competing approaches on taxes and the shape of new insurance exchanges topping the list of priorities.
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About 175 House Democrats participated in a conference call with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders designed to identify members' concerns as negotiations begin on merging the House and Senate healthcare bills.
Talks on merging the two healthcare bills, President Barack Obama's top legislative priority, began this week. The two bills must be melded into one and passed again by each chamber before Obama can sign it.
House members questioned how to resolve different tax provisions in the bills and competing approaches on preventing the use of federal funds for abortion, along with ways to hold down costs for middle-class Americans, participants said."
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