Of course, even if all is as it seems and the update really did inspire the story idea rather than (as some cynics have suggested) being a nice bit of window dressing for a pre-existing proposal, it remains to be seen whether the adventures of Charlotte will ever actually reach the screen.
By gutting the protection for people with pre-existing conditions, the proposal attacks a feature of the health care law that has been wildly popular, even with Republicans.
That is because, in addition to undermining protections for people with pre-existing conditions, the proposal would have reallocated those tax credits for private insurance and dramatically cut funding for Medicaid.
By dramatically scaling back what the federal government spends on health care and undermining rules designed to guarantee insurance for people with pre-existing conditions, this new proposal would leave millions of Americans struggling to pay their medical bills and to get coverage.
Meanwhile, those who are older or sicker would face higher premiums and could be denied access to coverage if insurers were permitted to raise their rates based on age and pre-existing conditions ― something GOP proposals typically advocate.
Support for prevention was only second to a proposal to prohibit insurance companies from denying coverage because of age, medical history, or pre-existing conditions, among a range of health reform proposals we tested.
"Real change has casualties and those who prospered under the pre-existing order will fight loudly and viciously," the proposal said.
Most Republicans in Washington are trying furiously to convince the public that their Obamacare repeal proposal wouldn't punish people with pre-existing medical conditions.
Because Romney's campaign proposal only applies to people with pre-existing conditions who maintain continuous health care coverage, it would do nothing to help those who can't get health insurance in the first place.
Two separate House Republican proposals would address the needs of people with pre-existing conditions through state-run "high-risk" insurance pools.
