CHICAGO (AP) — Lawmakers in Illinois have opted for the slow approach to establishing an insurance marketplace that's key to the President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

The Illinois Legislature during its just-finished session formed a bipartisan committee to study how an insurance exchange should be set up, taking a step back from a detailed plan that evolved from a task force formed by Gov. Pat Quinn.

Insurance exchanges will allow people and small businesses to comparison shop online for insurance starting in 2014. The concept has been described as Travelocity for health insurance.

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