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JDPriestly

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9. The bill was half-assed in that it did not move strongly toward even near-universal

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #3)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 07:28 PM

Aug 2012

coverage until 2014.

Why the long delay? That's six years. It defeats the purpose and has caused a lot of disillusionment. How many people have died for lack of healthcare, for example, early detection of cancer, since the bill passed.

Half-assed -- it's yours, not one I would normally use. But it is appropriate for Congress' work on the ACA in this respect.

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'No-cost' birth control under Affordable Care Act begins today [View all] brooklynite Aug 2012 OP

What a whiney article. In one year 47 million women will be getting it for free NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #1

Whiney? Cal Carpenter Aug 2012 #2

Yes, damned fucking whiney. First, article title "No Cost" in quotes. NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #3

This is the *news* Cal Carpenter Aug 2012 #4

FFS. NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #5

This is published in the Detroit Free Press Cal Carpenter Aug 2012 #6

The bill was half-assed in that it did not move strongly toward even near-universal JDPriestly Aug 2012 #9

"No co-pay" Birth Control Igel Aug 2012 #7

I've never understood... Ron Obvious Aug 2012 #8