Republicans who opposed pre-existing condition protections backtrack as midterms near

Ten Republican senators introduced new legislation on Thursday that aims to protect people with pre-existing conditions should an anti-Obamacare lawsuit succeeded in court. But a closer look reveals that the bill doesn’t completely safeguard people’s coverage as current health laws does. Instead, it’s likely an  attempt to fend off criticism ahead of the midterm elections.

The new legislation was introduced just two weeks before court hearings begin on the case of ...