Insurance companies agree to cover sick kids

The story so far: There was some ambiguity  over whether the Affordable Care Act's immediate ban on preexisting conditions discrimination for kids also required insurers to offer coverage to sick kids. Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, said she would write regulations clarifying that it did. Some thought that would work, some didn't. I figured  it would be about enough to persuade the insurers to cooperate, as this wasn't a very big deal from their standpoint and Sebelius could make their lives miserable in other ways.

And that seems to have been a smart bet. Last night, the insurers sent a reply (pdf) to Sebelius saying, "We await and will fully comply with regulations consistent with the principles described in your letter."