Jackie Judd, Kaiser Family Foundation; Mary Agnes Carey and Eric Pianin, Kaiser Health News

House Democrats are expected to begin floor debate this week on their health care overhaul plan and House Republicans are expected to unveil an alternative measure. In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is awaiting a Congressional Budget Office analysis of Senate Democrats’ health care proposals and debate could begin in that chamber as well. President Obama and Democrats are hopeful they can pass health care legislation by the end of this year.

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