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1. Only one mention of the word men?!?!

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2013, 01:35 PM

Oct 2013

Does Obamacare cover men?!?!

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ACA: Setting aside the issue of cost. [View all] lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 OP

Only one mention of the word men?!?! Skinner Oct 2013 #1

Sure. We get free mammograms. n/t lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #4

You do know that men get breast cancer right? VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #76

I have no clue what point you are trying to make. DURHAM D Oct 2013 #2

Let's take another tack. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #9

Affordable 'C' Act isn't what you think it is. n/t Whisp Oct 2013 #20

I have the law on my screen. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #23

most likely because this is a new addition to insurance inclusion. Whisp Oct 2013 #26

Don't bother looking for terms like "funbags," either. nt Dreamer Tatum Oct 2013 #3

... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #5

Have you considered why the post you're laughing at is funny? lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #29

Yes, because he said "fun bags." End of story. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #30

You're an easy audience. n/t lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #33

I imagine most people would find it funny. n/t ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #35

"funbags" was funny the first 50 times. Quantess Oct 2013 #55

In the context of the post, it was quite funny. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #56

. reflection Oct 2013 #40

So insert men every now and again nobodyspecial Oct 2013 #6

Great idea! lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #8

Go for it nobodyspecial Oct 2013 #12

Men die younger from every preventable cause. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #15

because women birth YOUR babies.... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #83

Exactly. "Men" have always been the default. But for those whose hobby is to make it about Squinch Oct 2013 #78

EXACTLY! VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #81

You do realize that healthcare skews towards men mostly right? VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #80

Is this satire? Or sarcasm? Or something like that? ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #7

This post is offensive Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #10

Why? lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #11

You are essentially pretending ACA has bias toward women's health Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #13

Of course it has a bias toward women's health. It says so. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #17

Oh, yes nobodyspecial Oct 2013 #14

Who said "white"? n/t lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #18

well men aren't as important as women. ZomBoy Oct 2013 #16

so basically you feel you are losing out because women now don't Whisp Oct 2013 #19

No. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #22

a lot of 'people's health is in crisis... Whisp Oct 2013 #24

I think mandated insurance is a good thing in that regard. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #25

And there it is. Nine Oct 2013 #51

No, it's not. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #52

He's feeling oppressed. One more unearned advantage is slipping away. Squinch Oct 2013 #82

The people with the weakest arguments don't even try to make them to the person they disagree with lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #106

Or maybe I just wasn't talking to you. I see JR high kids assuming they need to be the center of Squinch Nov 2013 #108

Of course you weren't talking to me. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #110

Right. In your world, talking to anyone other than you is non-courageous. Check. Squinch Nov 2013 #111

Talking about me to someone other than me? Yes. Non-courageous. n/t lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #112

Check. Only you can be spoken to. Squinch Nov 2013 #113

Until ACA Women paid TWICE as much as men... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #85

Apparently NOT having ACA would be better for "men's health" VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #84

where were you when Woman's health Texasgal Oct 2013 #62

I must have missed the part where the Catholic Church, Hobby Lobby, and geek tragedy Oct 2013 #21

Stand the President in the corner BainsBane Oct 2013 #27

Would you agree that being male carries a greater health risk? lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #28

And then Black males would by this standard be even less... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #86

Shhhh, you can't talk about that here. eqfan592 Oct 2013 #31

I've come to the conclusion that much of what passes for progressive attitudes on gender lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #32

ACA did not invent the term "women's health" Nine Oct 2013 #34

OMG!!!1! Ohio Joe Oct 2013 #36

Yes, because that's exactly the point he was making. eqfan592 Oct 2013 #37

Most plans already covered Viagra, but not the pill. JoePhilly Oct 2013 #39

Notice I never said anything about the law. eqfan592 Oct 2013 #41

If health care has traditionally catered to men, it manifests oddly. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #43

It was a way to protect the male work force. JoePhilly Oct 2013 #47

I'm not saying that at all, and it's impossible to honestly read that in anything I've said. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #50

What do you think the NIH was for the past N-decades? JoePhilly Oct 2013 #54

"Where do you think the advances to heart disease came from" lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #58

The cause of men dying more from heart disease than women has nothing to JoePhilly Oct 2013 #59

You'd think, with all the deterministic excuses for short male lifespans lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #64

one word for you Estrogen! VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #89

That is NOT true... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #88

Vasectomy is free only if your deductible is satisfied. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #92

It is the same point he always makes Ohio Joe Oct 2013 #42

Thanks for the promo! n/t lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #45

No problem... Your MRA bullshit should be seen - nt Ohio Joe Oct 2013 #46

"their issue" IS that they don't go! VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #87

Do the references to breasts also include pictures? JoePhilly Oct 2013 #38

When healthcare stops covering karadax Oct 2013 #44

Pop quiz lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #48

Do you think those are equivalent procedures? JoePhilly Oct 2013 #53

Yes. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #57

What public interest would be served ... ?? JoePhilly Oct 2013 #61

Unwanted pregnancy. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #63

First...you do understand the MOST dangerous part of ANY surgery is anesthesia.. VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #90

So... tubal ligation should be... free?... because it requires anesthesia? n/t lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #95

NO....because it is MUCH more expensive! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #98

You haven't given a good reason why vasectomy should not be free like a tubal ligation is. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #100

What???? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #102

Didn't you just post upthread about how comparatively dangerous tubal ligation is? lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #103

True fadedrose Oct 2013 #49

Well, as it stands, there has not YET been a campaign to get men to Dr.s HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #60

There should be a blind eye when it comes to treatment, research, care and coverage ... slipslidingaway Oct 2013 #65

Honestly, from a women's health perspective, I see risks to the ACA approach lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #66

You have to segregate womens health Texasgal Oct 2013 #67

I'm upset that there is not similar emphasis on men's health. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #68

We need a blind eye in all aspects! n/t slipslidingaway Oct 2013 #70

Women die too ya know. Texasgal Oct 2013 #72

I didn't answer because the premise of the question is stupid lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #96

That is why we need a blind eye and that applies to gender .. slipslidingaway Oct 2013 #69

Race? Texasgal Oct 2013 #73

We should try and be as equitable as possible whether it be gender or race ... slipslidingaway Oct 2013 #74

Striving for is great Texasgal Oct 2013 #75

I agree, but sometimes the the pendulum swings too far and others are hurt ... slipslidingaway Oct 2013 #77

Yes. i do disagree Texasgal Oct 2013 #79

Did you not not read my original post where I said we need to turn a blind eye ... slipslidingaway Oct 2013 #91

Where would prostrates fit in the Office of Women's Health? pnwmom Oct 2013 #71

The affordable care act creates an office of women's health. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #93

Maybe that's because a fetus's health is completely dependent pnwmom Nov 2013 #94

There's nothing in the law that suggests that a main purpose is to protect fetuses. n/t lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #97

That's why we have women and children feeding programs -- pnwmom Nov 2013 #99

I could buy that argument if most of the freebies in the law weren't contraceptive. n/t lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #101

But contraception also protects a woman's future childbearing health. pnwmom Nov 2013 #104

Tubal ligation doesn't. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #105

Men are covered for vasectomies, aren't they? pnwmom Nov 2013 #107

This has been covered at length in this thread. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #109

Well that's dumb. Sorry! n/t pnwmom Nov 2013 #115

The ACA is essentially a health coverage bill, not a health care bill. Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #114

"discriminate" has a well understood dictionary meaning. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #116

A short-sighted mistake, if you ask me. Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #117