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The deal could still collapse, people briefed on the talks said, but if it goes through it would be valued at nearly $5 billion.

Drugstore operator Walgreen will offer free clinic visits to the unemployed and uninsured for the rest of the year, providing tests and routine treatment for minor ailments through its walk-in clinics though patients will still pay for prescriptions.

Major reform is likely this year, but deep rifts remain over how to pay for expanded coverage.

Majority Leader Harry Reid indicated Wednesday he's willing to move sweeping health care legislation through the Senate with a procedural maneuver that would block a GOP filibuster. The prospect of the controversial tactic has already ignited Republicans' ire, and key Senate Democratic chairmen have said they don't want to do it.

President Barack Obama's allies rallied around his ambitious budget blueprint as he visited the Capitol on Wednesday, and only hours later a House panel endorsed it, pointing the way for major legislation this year on health care, energy and education.

There is life and work in parts of the economy, from health care workers to hard hats.

The ailing economy. Health care. Bank bailouts. Troop deployments. Is President Obama juggling too many balls?

The unified approach contrasts with the competition and rivalry among committee chairmen that helped sink President Bill Clinton’s plan for universal health insurance 15 years ago.

The 10-year budget outline that the White House will release officially Thursday aims to pay for universal health care coverage in part by collecting more in taxes from wealthy Americans.

DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co has reached a tentative deal with the United Auto Workers union on changes to retiree health care, becoming the first Detroit automaker to secure union concessions on the key issue.