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NathanTheGreat

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7. I have a lot of experience

Reply to rfranklin (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 10, 2012, 05:52 PM

Jan 2012

Maybe I have had better insurance than most, but I've pretty much paid set co-pays for every service I've ever had done by a doctor. Maybe I shouldn't get so whiny when they take a $20 for a copay.

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I didn't miss anything. The author may have missed something, but I am not the author. TalkingDog Jan 2012 #2

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I have a lot of experience NathanTheGreat Jan 2012 #7

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