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democrank

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16. Glad your friend got that care.

Reply to stollen (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2017, 05:48 PM

Mar 2017

I' d like to know how many members of Congress still don't understand that many Americans are one major illness away from being wiped out financially. That's all it takes and you can lose everything....even your home.

Nothing is going to change until we elect a majority that puts people first.

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A friend just got out of 8-1/2 hours of cancer surgery [View all] stollen Mar 2017 OP

The US needs to look at other models for health care. Ilsa Mar 2017 #1

Sanders discussed this basic idea until he turned blue stollen Mar 2017 #3

No, he did not talk about it until he turned blue. SunSeeker Mar 2017 #15

Much attention has been paid to other countries' exceptional and northoftheborder Mar 2017 #2

voters with a clue also helps. stollen Mar 2017 #4

In Switzerland, people are required to purchase private TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #10

If ever there were a country dedicated to its own citizens, it would be Switzerland. stollen Mar 2017 #19

The thing that's funny TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #20

Yeah, the minute I cross the border, the prices rise incredibly stollen Mar 2017 #22

Must read article about cost of hip replacement in Belgium $13,000 vs USA $100,000 Hamlette Mar 2017 #5

Medical costs in the US are absolutely disgusting stollen Mar 2017 #7

Wishing you good luck with your surgery. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #13

Thanks! I appreciate it. stollen Mar 2017 #21

He is the worst of the worst. Initech Mar 2017 #6

I tried to call all his office numbers stollen Mar 2017 #8

butbutbut amerika has the BESTEST medi$$$ine. pansypoo53219 Mar 2017 #9

USA didn't used to be bad LeftInTX Mar 2017 #11

What's the cancer type? Norbert9 Mar 2017 #12

Yes stollen Mar 2017 #17

good post, you have a lucky friend! Republicans are "heartless bastards" & as Obama always said, Sunlei Mar 2017 #14

Glad your friend got that care. democrank Mar 2017 #16

The US system is uncivilized stollen Mar 2017 #18