Seeking common ground on health care reform, lawmakers on both sides concur that health insurance should be sold across state lines. According to a New York Times blog, Representative John Shadegg of Arizona says it would increase competition among health insurers and provide consumers with more choices.

In anticipation of the February 25 health care reform summit being hosted by President Obama, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty offers a number of proposals for meaningful health care reform, including rewarding health care providers for the quality rather than quantity of medical procedures they perform and also setting limits on medical malpractice liability.

U.S. Chamber spokesperson R. Bruce Josten observes in an op-ed in The Hill that Congress has a second chance to start-over and pass bipartisan, meaningful health care reform. "America desperately needs health care reform and Congress now has what so many Americans are striving for — an opportunity to start over and get things right. It’s time for everyone to come back to the table and work on a health care reform package that’s good for families, good for businesses and good for America."

If Congress hopes to pass health care legislation, then legislators need to convince Americans that it will reduce health care costs while preserving high-quality care. A Los Angeles Times editorial declares that Congress must go back to the drawing board and draft legislation that "move[s] the bill in the opposite direction, toward more credible and quantifiable reductions in the growth of health care spending."