WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama urged lawmakers Wednesday to work through partisan differences that are threatening health care legislation.
The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee starts working on the bill next week. Democratic and Republican senators said Obama was willing to listen to all sides but insisted that Congress must pass a bill this year.
Senators agree on issues like getting all Americans covered and prohibiting insurance industry practices that deny coverage to people with health problems. But there are disagreements over financing, requiring employers to offer coverage and whether the government should sponsor a plan.
by the associated press
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