Associated Press: Groups Find Common Ground on Health Care Overhaul

From the Associated Press: Groups representing consumers, businesses, insurers, doctors, nurses and hospitals said Friday they have reached agreement on how they would like to see the nation's health care system overhauled.

Calling themselves the Health Reform Dialogue, the 18 groups have been meeting for six months. Although their long-awaited report avoided most of the contentious issues, it could serve as a starting point for lawmakers trying to craft a plan that will win broad support this year.

The groups said the uninsured should be covered through a combination of expanded government programs and subsidies to purchase private health coverage. They called for savings from making the health care system less wasteful and urged that prevention become the foundation for medical care.

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