Reply #4: Talk to the Republicans about regulations.

[HughMoran]

"Republicans and Democrats are so far apart that any agreement is at the margins, such as requiring health insurers to allow parents to cover dependant children through age 25. Even a proposal to allow insurers to offer their policies nationwide, which in limited form exists in the Senate Democrats' plan, would be a disaster if implemented without strong federal regulations of the type Republicans reject. They would allow insurers to offer stripped-down policies, bypassing state consumer protection laws and unleashing a race to the bottom. People would end up with coverage that disappears when it's needed most and have nowhere to turn for help."