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One of the first things U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen (D–Wisc.) did when he took office last year was to nix his congressional health care coverage. The move stunned a human resources staffer, who, the lawmaker says, looked at him as though he were insane.
“I’ll respectfully decline until you can make that same offer for all of my constituents,” he says he told her, explaining his decision to turn down what many say is the Cadillac of U.S. health plans.
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Kagen’s seemingly brazen act was part of his health care reform strategy. In February he introduced the “No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2008″ (H.R. 5449), which would bar insurance companies from hiking rates or denying coverage for preexisting medical conditions.
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