Janet Hook of the L.A. Times writes - “Lawmakers agree on such ideas as barring insurance companies from denying coverage to people with preexisting ailments. That has them eyeing an incremental approach should a broader plan fail.

With a virtual civil war raging over parts of President Obama’s healthcare agenda, the smoke of battle has obscured a surprising fact: Democrats and Republicans actually agree on a bundle of proposals that could make medical insurance better for millions of Americans.

The consensus proposals include such popular ideas as barring insurance companies from denying coverage to people with preexisting injuries and illnesses, cutting insurance coverage off when a policyholder gets sick and imposing a lifetime cap on benefits.”

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