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    Warning: Moral Hazard

    MARCH 7, 2012 5:14PM

    By Nikki Stern


    Topics: self-righteousness, sanctimony, spendthrifts, laxy bums, mortgage default, bailout, economy, insurance, judgment, america, society, politics

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    • 35 Ratings
    • 4467 Views
    • 33 Comments
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    In Defense of Women and the Men Who Love Them

    MARCH 2, 2012 12:45AM

    By D. Horne


    Topics: insurance, reproductive rights, birth control, equal rights, feminism, women, conservative, liberal, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 35 Ratings
    • 5392 Views
    • 74 Comments
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    Separation of employment and health care!

    FEBRUARY 10, 2012 3:28PM

    By Oryoki Bowl


    Topics: open call, birth control, insurance, privacy, medicine, prochoice

    • Editor's Pick
    • 37 Ratings
    • 1785 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    A tale of two ERs

    DECEMBER 11, 2011 12:04PM

    By Laura Deurmyer


    Topics: single-payer, insurance, hospital, health

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 959 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    Stiffing the Hospital

    OCTOBER 22, 2011 8:37PM

    By Julie White


    Topics: bankruptcy, cancer, medical costs, insurance, credit cards, memoir

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 654 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Health Care Manifest0

    AUGUST 16, 2011 7:06PM

    By Mary Wagner


    Topics: health care reform, universal health insurance, chronic illness, preexisting conditions, a mother's worry, motherhood, health care, fairness, obama, insurance

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 1457 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    Michael Vick's "Ticking Time Bomb" Dogs Saved and Safe

    JANUARY 26, 2011 9:10AM

    By Catherine Forsythe


    Topics: fear, dog fighting, kudos, insurance, love stories, danger, rescue, dogs, michael vick

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1973 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Money, Karma, and My Car

    DECEMBER 2, 2010 11:27AM

    By Kevin Broccoli


    Topics: open call, my con, cars, insurance

    • Editor's Pick
    • 17 Ratings
    • 3268 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    Insurers Agree to Cover Kids With Pre-Existing Conditions

    MARCH 30, 2010 3:43PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: obamacare, obama administration, kathleen sebelius, children's health care, pre-existing conditions, health care reform, hcr, insurance

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 1668 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    HCR in 3-D: the $11,837 that could lower abortion rates

    MARCH 26, 2010 12:33PM

    By Cathy Wilson


    Topics: insurance, prenatal care costs, pregnancy costs, health care reform, abortion, women and choice

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 2212 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    Did Health Reform Have To Come At the Cost Our Rights?

    NOVEMBER 9, 2009 8:49AM

    By Heather Michon


    Topics: nancy pelosi, health reform, insurance, privacy, constitutional rights, abortion rights, bart stupak, stupak amendment, pro-life, pro-choice

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 1077 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    Cartoons, acid mix #1

    SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 7:07PM

    By Richard Fox


    Topics: drawing, absurdity, elephants, humor, satire, cartoon, stupidity, republicans, insurance, open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 19 Ratings
    • 1518 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Wikipedia Vandal Skewers Rep. Joe Wilson

    SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 5:41PM

    By Dan Lybarger


    Topics: congressman joe wilson, president barack obama, dan lybarger, health care, insurance, bill, liar, wikipedia, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 27 Ratings
    • 2643 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    "Guarding The Hen House": a child's health care parable

    SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 5:58PM

    By Mortimer Hayden Smyth


    Topics: health care, kids, childrens story, hen house, foxes, fox news, insurance, public option, satire, connor ratliff, mortimer hayden smyth

    • Editor's Pick
    • 27 Ratings
    • 4320 Views
    • 33 Comments
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    Real Canadians Talking Real Healthcare, Eh?

    SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 1:49AM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: that pesky squirrel, crasher squirrel, social media, youtube, shoq, healthcare crisis, united states, universal healthcare, single payer, insurance, medical care, medicine, healthcare, canadians, canada

    • Editor's Pick
    • 79 Ratings
    • 3850 Views
    • 81 Comments
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    I'm cannon fodder in the health care war

    AUGUST 17, 2009 5:11AM

    By Kevin Lee


    Topics: health care, single payer, reform, insurance, emphysema, disease, alpha-1 antitrypsin, respiratory

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1572 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    These Donuts Suck

    AUGUST 10, 2009 9:59PM

    By Cristiona de Pisan


    Topics: insurance, schizophrenia, lupus, depression, mental health, fix it already, donut hole, what jackass thought of this, medicare donut hole, medicare, obama, healthcare, politics, family, health

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 1542 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    Senate Drops Public Option: Is Real Health Care Reform Dead?

    JULY 28, 2009 9:32AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: television, howard dean, bill maher, single payer, public option, reid, pelosi, republicans, democrats, bipartisan, bill clinton, special interests, insurance, health insurance, reform, barack obama, obama, politics, news, health care

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1238 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    When Reality TV Trumps Informing the Public on Health Care

    JULY 23, 2009 12:38AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: politics, medicare, republicans, democrats, barack obama, reality tv, television, drugs, pharmaceuticals, special interests, corporations, insurance, healthcare, afforable health care, news conference, news, health care, press conference, obama

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 1877 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    Consurance

    MARCH 19, 2009 9:18AM

    By Evan4sh


    Topics: comedy, health, insurance

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