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Former BlueCross Pitchman Switches Sides, Comes Out For Public Option

Good for Andy Cobb! This video is really funny. Comes to you via HuffPost.com:
“Andy Cobb has had enough. A former pitchman for BlueCross Blue Shield of Florida, Cobb is breaking with the firm and speaking out in favor of health care reform and a public health insurance option.”
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Names of the Dead: Jesse Lee Johnson 25, Reseda, CA

Please read and share. Just one of hundreds of stories about people who have died due to lack of health insurance. What kind of people have we become?
Names of the Dead: Jesse Lee Johnson  25, Reseda, CA
“My cousin Jesse who was my best friend died due a blood clot that had traveled to his heart. [...]

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21st Century Babies – Painful Choices With Fertility Treatment That Leads to the Most Dangerous Pregnancies – Series – NYTimes.com

The insurance industry has long discriminated against treating infertility, a bona fide, AMA-recognized medical disease. It’s a cruel thing to do. It costs little to manage the treatment of infertility correctly. Fact: the infertile are considered disabled because they have lost a major life function.
“But the procedure the Stansels used is actually the major cause [...]

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