Insurers offer to stop charging sick people more
The
health insurance industry offered Tuesday for the first time to
curb its controversial practice of charging higher premiums to people
with a history of medical problems.
The offer from America's
Health Insurance Plans and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
is a potentially significant shift in the debate over reforming the
nation's health care system to rein in costs and cover an estimated 48
million uninsured people. It was contained in a letter to key senators. [AP]