By a 14-9 vote — with Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine as the lone Republican voting "aye" — the Senate Finance Committee just passed its version of legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system.

The 10-year, $829 billion plan would require all Americans to purchase insurance.

NPR's Health Blog is following this news and related issues.

Update at 3:08 p.m. ET. Here's what it sounded like as the committee voted:

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