Insurance exchanges called key to health care puzzle

There are five different versions of health care reform bills, which now must be merged before the House and Senate can vote on the legislation.

Snowe said that she hopes the fines will not appear in the final legislation and that there will be a national exchange instead of smaller state or regional ones.

A national exchange, she said, is important for efficiency and competition, especially in small states like hers where there are few insurance options.

SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle