Some analysts say it is to the parties'advantage to contain their field of battle and thus focus their resources on a small number of targets; a net shift of just five seats would change control of the House, meaning that neither party needs to move a lot of seats.
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Rep . Bill Thomas, R-Calif ., the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, said Republican leaders had reached an agreement with the American Hospital Association and the Federation of American Hospitals that would increase hospital payments by $ 9 billion over the next decade _ a net shift of $ 26 billion.
