Health care's rocky path : David Broder

President Barack Obama’s welcome home from his latest successful overseas trip is clouded by the growing doubts about his most important domestic initiative, the overhaul of the dysfunctional U.S. health care system.

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On the surface, things went well for the No. 1 project on his list while he was away. Hospitals pledged to find $150 billion in savings that could be applied to expanding coverage to more of the uninsured.

The chairmen of three House committees that share jurisdiction over health care prepared to unveil a single, common proposal. Insurers, doctors and other key interest groups continued to negotiate with the administration, rather than launching broadsides against its plans.

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