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Old 11-23-2013, 04:50 AM   #3
Adak
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Originally Posted by orthodoc View Post
Today's Democratic President has succeeded (where, honestly, Hillary Clinton should have succeeded) in offering a new paradigm for health care to the country. It's imperfect, but given the machinations of politics here, nothing else could be expected. Nevertheless, important goals have been addressed: insurance companies can no longer refuse coverage to those with 'pre-existing conditions' (almost all of us); they can't charge premiums that effectively deny us insurance; and those with catastrophic health issues can't be summarily dropped.

I think JFK would approve.
I agree, on all counts. We didn't need to go with Obamacare, but we were long overdue to get health care legislation so everyone could be covered.
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