President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan healthcare
summit sets the stage for a final push to get the stalled
legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said the
only solution is to start over.
Obama asked Republicans to bring their best healthcare ideas
to the Feb. 25 conference in hopes of rejuvenating the issue,
which has floundered since Democrats lost their crucial 60th
Senate vote last month.
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* SCENARIOS-Healthcare bill faces uncertain fate
HEALTH SECTOR INDICES
* NYSE Arca Pharmaceutical stock index
* Morgan Stanley Healthcare Provider index
* Morgan Stanley Healthcare Payor stock index
* S&P Healthcare Sector stock index
* S&P Managed Health Care stock index
INSURERS, HOSPITALS, DRUG, MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANIES
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* ANALYSIS-HMO stock run may stall as reforms dim
* Investors eye healthcare after Senate election
FACTS & BACKGROUND
* FACTBOX-Republican healthcare reform proposals
* FACTBOX-Jobs, health care top Congress agenda
* FACTBOX-Reconciling Senate, House health bills
* FACTBOX-W.House, unions agree on insurance tax
* FACTBOX-Differences in House-Senate health bills
* Q+A What does the Senate healthcare bill do?
* FACTBOX-Glossary of terms in healthcare debate
* FACTBOX-Health expenditures around the world
* FACTBOX-Provisions of House healthcare bill
* FACTBOX-Spending on health and WHO rankings
* FACTBOX-Previous U.S. health reform efforts
REUTERS COLUMNISTS
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USEFUL LINKS
* House Ways and Means Committee
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/MoreInfo.asp?section=52
* House Energy and Commerce Committee
http://energycommerce.house.gov/
* Senate Finance Committee
http://finance.senate.gov/healthreform2009/home.html
* Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee
http://help.senate.gov/
* For an Insider TV report on the impact of healthcare reform
http://link.reuters.com/tum58g
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