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23. I'm fine with it covering anything that can be scientifically shown to be useful

Sun Sep 17, 2017, 08:11 PM

Sep 2017

Homeopathy shouldn't be covered.

But also if he wants to cover all of these other things, that's all the more reason he needs to be specific about how he plans to fund this. So far, he hasn't been.

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Bernie's single payer plan even covers.... [View all] CherokeeFiddle Sep 2017 OP

Sanders Immediate Concern is to Save ACA delisen Sep 2017 #1

Can you link to a recent statement where Sanders says his immediate concern is to save the ACA? ucrdem Sep 2017 #2

Have I been taken in by fake New on DU? delisen Sep 2017 #4

That is my strong impression, yes. ucrdem Sep 2017 #8

His statement was found on both Twitter & Facebook... countryjake Sep 2017 #5

So no mention of the ACA but tweet after tweet pushing his own legislation. ucrdem Sep 2017 #6

Sorry you're unable to decipher the excerpt I posted... countryjake Sep 2017 #10

I read it. Facebook isn't Twitter and there's not a word about ACA in his Twitter feed. ucrdem Sep 2017 #11

I follow Bernie and I see it on his Twitter feed. Autumn Sep 2017 #17

Lol! Cracks me up. So Sanders' reference to the latest effort to repeal and replace the ACA isnt tha Arazi Sep 2017 #12

He doesn't mention or defend the ACA, no. Not once. Not in his current Twitter feed. ucrdem Sep 2017 #13

Keep on kicking this. Exposes how deep the Bernie hatred goes Arazi Sep 2017 #16

I'm not claiming he says something he doesn't, and he says nothing about ACA in his Twitter feed. ucrdem Sep 2017 #18

He does, and it is. Lol. So obvious Arazi Sep 2017 #21

That is an incredibly pedantic argument mythology Sep 2017 #22

Seriously... (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #39

Sure here you go CherokeeFiddle Sep 2017 #14

That's fighting the repeal. So many DU posts say that dems aren't really doing ehrnst Sep 2017 #40

He said it on Meet the Press n Sunday. Video is around. I watched it live. Nanjeanne Sep 2017 #42

I am suddenly having flashbacks to midnight basketball in the 1994 crime bill. StevieM Sep 2017 #3

Well, given that our nation's drug warriors want to eliminate all prescription pain management Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #7

I don't want my tax dollars... Silent3 Sep 2017 #9

I support alternative medicine CherokeeFiddle Sep 2017 #15

Yoga helps lymphedema. Lars39 Sep 2017 #19

I'm fine paying for it if the evidence is there. Silent3 Sep 2017 #24

Acupuncture and marijuana are proven and alternative Not Ruth Sep 2017 #27

Acupuncture is only proven... Silent3 Sep 2017 #29

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2017 #36

Finished participating in a yoga study a few months ago. Lars39 Sep 2017 #30

Big fan of acupuncture here, it works. Autumn Sep 2017 #26

No. A thousand times no. jmowreader Sep 2017 #20

agree, the idiots with their healing stones and other shit will be in line to get the tax dollars, JI7 Sep 2017 #31

But you want your tax dollars going to big pharma CherokeeFiddle Sep 2017 #32

Many of the things Big Pharma makes actually work jmowreader Sep 2017 #43

I'm fine with it covering anything that can be scientifically shown to be useful mythology Sep 2017 #23

How nice. And the chance of his plan being passed AS IS is about 1%. Or maybe less. n/t pnwmom Sep 2017 #25

Fuck No. JI7 Sep 2017 #28

Hell yes! :) CherokeeFiddle Sep 2017 #33

Homeopathy? Bye. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #34

Oooh - how about faith healing? Or counseling by psychic? Just as scientifically sound. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #38

Exactly. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #41

... LexVegas Sep 2017 #35

As long as it isn't yet a reality, anything could possibly be covered. ehrnst Sep 2017 #37

AWESOME! I'll setup shop as soon as this passes an start making some big bucks snooper2 Sep 2017 #44

Good thing there is no plans to actually pass this JI7 Sep 2017 #45