  AP The wife of Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards met Saturday with a group of women to talk about their problems getting health insurance. Elizabeth Edwards was at St. Francis Hospital, where she had a discussion with five local women who have had problems getting or paying for health insurance. Edwards said listening to peoples’ concerns is the best way to come up with policies that will help them. She said all Americans are entitled to the same health care coverage. ‘‘We want to know if the answers we have actually end up helping your particular situations,’’ she told the women. Christine Neumann-Ortiz, one of the participants, said she felt Edwards really listened to her. ‘‘She was able to lay out a very comprehensive plan about at least, their proposal,’’ she said. Phyllis Mills, another participant, said she was surprised at how down-to-earth Edwards seemed. ‘‘I was really impressed with her because she was very concerned about me,’’ Mills said.
John Edwards also talked about health care in a campaign stop Saturday in Fargo, N.D. He called for changes to prescription drug programs and said he and presidential nominee John Kerry would ‘‘stand up to these drug companies and stand up for the American people.’’ The North Carolina senator said that as president, Kerry would allow lower-cost prescription medications to be reimported from Canada and free the government to negotiate lower drug prices from drug companies. Elizabeth Edwards planned to attend church in Milwaukee on Sunday, then campaign in Green Bay in the afternoon. 
