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NickB79

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66. Can we just stop this piecemeal health insurance bullshit and get universal coverage already?

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 04:50 PM

Feb 2015

Like all the other civilized nations on this planet?

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Sanders, Cummings Propose Bill on Dental Crisis [View all] Playinghardball Feb 2015 OP

Yes! Finally a real live issue that needs addressed! yeoman6987 Feb 2015 #1

K&R. Unfortunately, threads like this sink like a stone on DU. FSogol Feb 2015 #2

You're wrong pinboy3niner Feb 2015 #3

They are on the cuspid of a biting issue. FSogol Feb 2015 #5

I think your point has teeth pinboy3niner Feb 2015 #8

Safer than this dentist FSogol Feb 2015 #11

Bazinga! pinboy3niner Feb 2015 #14

Yo, Pinboy! trusty elf Feb 2015 #54

Is that Laura's widdle Smuggums? pinboy3niner Feb 2015 #65

Or this one: VWolf Feb 2015 #15

Or this one... pinboy3niner Feb 2015 #19

Or this one... FSogol Feb 2015 #21

who is she? ND-Dem Feb 2015 #38

Birther queen, Orly Taitz. n/t FSogol Feb 2015 #49

thanks ND-Dem Feb 2015 #60

If you drill down, you may find the answer n/t nichomachus Feb 2015 #13

Ok, now I'm confused and completely flossed n/t VWolf Feb 2015 #18

Let's try and extract the root canal of your difficulties. n/t FSogol Feb 2015 #20

Ether that or try something easier and quicker pinboy3niner Feb 2015 #22

did you mean palate? passiveporcupine Feb 2015 #30

Partially pinboy3niner Feb 2015 #47

Drill, baby, drill! raven mad Feb 2015 #43

The wisdom teeth aspirant Feb 2015 #7

Kick! tosh Feb 2015 #4

It will be voted down but I would love to hear the democrats shouting Autumn Feb 2015 #6

Of course, the ADA is all for this.... Mika Feb 2015 #9

Wait the ADA is against this? joshcryer Feb 2015 #50

Not on the list linked on the page. Mika Feb 2015 #55

A yearly checkup and cleaning should have been included in the free preventatives section of the ACA jwirr Feb 2015 #10

+1000 n/t LittleGirl Feb 2015 #25

absolutely n/t passiveporcupine Feb 2015 #31

Yup BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #46

Good for them. Hope they find some way JimDandy Feb 2015 #12

Dental coverage for children is offered under the ACA mountain grammy Feb 2015 #16

k&r HappyMe Feb 2015 #17

WOW - It's about time. Thank you Bernie!! 99th_Monkey Feb 2015 #23

Wow. A politician working for the people. Phlem Feb 2015 #24

Something badly needed, Americans will support this strongly and maybe even force it though Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #26

K&R and long overdue! Greybnk48 Feb 2015 #27

K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2015 #28

Mouth, and why not eye care too? erronis Feb 2015 #29

here here passiveporcupine Feb 2015 #32

Yes, hearing is very impt. too not only for seniors but kids for whom it can be serious if not appalachiablue Feb 2015 #40

So true. Dental/gum plaque can be linked with heart disease. Like teeth, eyes & vision are crucial. appalachiablue Feb 2015 #33

K&R one_voice Feb 2015 #34

Leave it to non-GOPers to introduce such a bill. Hope it has some life. valerief Feb 2015 #35

And to end all healthcare programs... And SS, etc. We'll see how it goes. freshwest Feb 2015 #48

Good. Bonobo Feb 2015 #36

The only match I can think of for Senator Sanders is Ted Kennedy ALBliberal Feb 2015 #37

K&R. Dental health is so important. JDPriestly Feb 2015 #39

Anything that helps the American people The Wizard Feb 2015 #41

Great. I've never understood why dental care is separated from medical. C Moon Feb 2015 #42

Me neither! Dental problems can cause very serious medical problems in ones body RKP5637 Feb 2015 #53

+1 C Moon Feb 2015 #64

So you can tell the rich from the poor. juajen Feb 2015 #58

Very true! C Moon Feb 2015 #63

fyi The Wizard Feb 2015 #44

Every American deserves quality dental care, period. totodeinhere Feb 2015 #45

K&R! Yay, Bernie! Enthusiast Feb 2015 #51

Dental cost is outrageous. I had to have a straight forward root canal. The cost RKP5637 Feb 2015 #52

Dental and hearing care locks Feb 2015 #56

About time packman Feb 2015 #57

kick tenderfoot Feb 2015 #59

I guess thinking that Americans deserve decent dental care is a liberal issue. rhett o rick Feb 2015 #61

Mexico dentist Michigan-Arizona Feb 2015 #62

Can we just stop this piecemeal health insurance bullshit and get universal coverage already? NickB79 Feb 2015 #66

As A 25 Year Old That Needs Dentures Soo Bad I Cried Reading This... Corey_Baker08 Feb 2015 #67

I'm so sorry locks Feb 2015 #68

Thank-you Very Much & We Will Continue The Fight For Universal Healthcare With You! Corey_Baker08 Feb 2015 #69

What someone should emphasize daredtowork Feb 2015 #70