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Doondoo (843 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 05:29 AM Original message |
12-year-old uninsured Maryland boy dies of tooth decay |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 05:33 AM Response to Original message |
1. Well, |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 05:33 AM Response to Original message |
2. Welcome to the new Middle Ages. |
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cgrindley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 05:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
84. We chain our children to looms at age 6? |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:37 PM Response to Reply #84 |
94. Let's not be too literal-minded. |
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cgrindley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:49 PM Response to Reply #94 |
96. True enough |
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Greeby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 05:39 AM Response to Original message |
3. Holy Jeebus |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 05:53 AM Response to Original message |
4. Welcome to America |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 05:54 AM Response to Original message |
5. A true horror |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 06:35 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. this is why I have always harped about a national dental plan. |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:12 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Yes, very important |
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phylny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:34 AM Response to Reply #16 |
27. An elementary school I worked in in Virginia had dentists come in to screen |
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all.of.me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 08:53 AM Response to Reply #27 |
41. one dentist here does a free cleaning day annually. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 06:02 PM Response to Reply #27 |
86. We have a dental clinic in my elementary school |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 05:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
132. Why can't we taxpayers, which includes most ALL AMERICANS, get the same health care plan that our |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 10:04 AM Response to Reply #5 |
50. No kidding he suffered |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 10:54 AM Response to Reply #5 |
58. Sometimes, despite obsessive care, teeth still rot. |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 11:17 AM Response to Reply #58 |
62. people tend to exaggerate the amount of control they have over outcomes... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:03 PM Response to Reply #62 |
93. Yup. It's a modern form of voodoo ... keeps the scary stuff away. |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 04:46 PM Response to Reply #58 |
79. So true |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-01-07 07:45 AM Response to Reply #58 |
118. Yes, this is true |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 01:38 PM Response to Reply #58 |
129. one of my best friends has "soft teeth" and she goes to the dentist |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 06:16 AM Response to Original message |
6. that is just horrible |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 06:17 AM Response to Original message |
7. K&R |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
9. no child left behind |
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ikojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 06:41 AM Response to Original message |
10. My condolences to Deamonte's family. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:12 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. And there is only one dentist in Jackson County who sees kids on medicaid |
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Control-Z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 06:42 AM Response to Original message |
11. Just fuck |
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durrrty libby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 06:56 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. We have just about reached the bottom of the barrel in |
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Control-Z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-01-07 02:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
124. Hi, durrrty libby |
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Laughing Mirror (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
13. The best health care money can buy |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 10:54 AM Response to Reply #13 |
59. someone needs to find out how many people this happens to |
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DearAbby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 03:29 PM Response to Reply #59 |
75. I knew someone who pulled |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:06 AM Response to Original message |
14. Do you mean to tell me |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:16 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Liability |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:19 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. and,to be fair,there are more than one kid in dire dental straits |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:29 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. The insurance companies are in charge of the medical industry |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 09:36 AM Response to Reply #26 |
46. Operative word alert: INDUSTRY |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:26 AM Response to Reply #18 |
25. I don't believe that for a minute |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 08:45 AM Response to Reply #25 |
38. I teach in an urban school |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 09:29 AM Response to Reply #38 |
45. There is free medical services available |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:57 PM Response to Reply #45 |
70. Call and see how long you have to wait for an appointment |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:47 PM Response to Reply #70 |
95. I quote you |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 10:40 PM Response to Reply #95 |
112. So why did this kid die? |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-01-07 07:41 AM Response to Reply #112 |
117. I don't know |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-01-07 02:07 AM Response to Reply #18 |
115. Why?? Insurance companies want to keep rates up? |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-01-07 02:28 PM Response to Reply #18 |
125. Just to be fair.. |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:21 AM Response to Reply #14 |
23. All the office manager hears on the phone is: "I'm Medicaid." |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:58 AM Response to Reply #14 |
32. The problem is America's for-profit medical care |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 11:21 AM Response to Reply #14 |
63. One of my friends provides free dental service to indigent patients |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 03:35 PM Response to Reply #63 |
76. I worked for an agency that ran such a program |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 06:00 PM Response to Reply #76 |
85. Deleted message |
proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 06:10 PM Response to Reply #63 |
87. The need is just huge |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 08:27 PM Response to Reply #63 |
101. I agree |
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bread_and_roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 09:51 PM Response to Reply #14 |
109. don't want to flame anyone but the realities don't match your post |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 10:05 PM Response to Reply #14 |
111. No examination, no extraction. Mom tried & tried to find someone who would LOOK at the kid. |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 01:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
130. Do me a favor...Call all your local dentists and pretend you have no insurance |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
15. As a dentist, |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:16 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I know...and it would be relatively inexpensive if they could get these kids early |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:23 AM Response to Reply #15 |
24. I Went 20 Plus Years Without Dental... |
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phylny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:37 AM Response to Reply #24 |
28. You're so right. My husband's company offers dental coverage, including |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 09:04 AM Response to Reply #28 |
42. Sealants are a wonderful thing. Wish they'd been available when |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 09:02 PM Response to Reply #28 |
104. My 4 -yr old granddaughter doesn't have dental insurance |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 08:53 PM Response to Reply #24 |
102. The other problem with dental insurance is the amazing low |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-01-07 10:29 PM Response to Reply #15 |
127. question for you, dentist. |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
20. This is a heartbreaking story. The little kid must have been in |
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patricia92243 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:20 AM Response to Original message |
22. In NC poor children can get dental care through the Health Department. The big thing is do they |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 09:38 AM Response to Reply #22 |
47. Information is the key |
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HuffleClaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
29. "900 of the state's 5,500 dentists accept Medicaid patients" |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:53 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Most of the time, a toothbrush is all that is needed |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 09:07 PM Response to Reply #30 |
105. I totally disagree |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 09:07 AM Response to Reply #29 |
43. No, a toothbrush couldn't have prevented all of this. |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 04:48 PM Response to Reply #43 |
82. I am so grateful I inherited my mom's family's teeth and not my dad's. |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 04:46 PM Response to Reply #29 |
80. Not necessarily. |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 08:27 PM Response to Reply #29 |
100. You've obviously never had an absessed tooth. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
31. dental insurance for people looking to pay is a horrid racket and |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
33. Of course, the righties will say "Oh, this is an isolated incident" |
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Straight Shooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 06:24 PM Response to Reply #33 |
89. That McDonald's coffee incident ... |
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nicknameless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-01-07 02:01 AM Response to Reply #89 |
114. Plus she was elderly. It’s more difficult for the elderly to heal. |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 05:50 PM Response to Reply #114 |
134. My sis dropped a cup of McD's coffee near her ankle & nearly needed skin grafts |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
34. So sad. I used to think this kind of thing just didn't happen in America. |
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PA Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
35. Dental care is a big issue for people with developmental disabilities. |
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Cobalt Violet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 08:24 AM Response to Original message |
36. And I wonder about the other 17,999 who died from lack of insurance. |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
37. Junk Food poisoning |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 10:16 AM Response to Reply #37 |
53. actually, ANY fermentable sugar will cause tooth decay, and natural fruit acids are hard on teeth... |
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drbtg1 (932 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 04:33 PM Response to Reply #37 |
77. Care to guess what the worst food for your teeth are? (Hint: it's not what you think) |
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all.of.me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
39. this is gross. |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
40. Actually, I know something about the process of dental caries in kids |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 10:32 AM Response to Reply #40 |
55. also, sugarless gum can help to prevent tooth decay... |
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wicket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
44. So sad |
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BluePatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
48. OMG how horrifying |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
49. All the more reason for national healthcare |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
51. A 12 year old boys life and a $250,000 medical bill |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
52. I wish there was some way to send this to every republican who sends |
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TheBaldyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
54. So much for 'the best health care in the world' bullshit |
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Arkham House (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
56. This almost happened to me... |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
57. In America your life is worth nothing. This government is a disgrace. |
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IronLionZion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
60. I didn't even know that was possible |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 11:27 AM Response to Reply #60 |
65. Scary, huh! Wonder how many of us immediately started checking ourselves for symptoms? |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
61. lost his medicaid. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 11:22 AM Response to Reply #61 |
64. Yeah, that is troubling to me also. I would like to know how they lost their coverage. |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 11:29 AM Response to Reply #64 |
67. According to the article |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 11:37 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. I didn't read the article. But, in my experience, a paperwork snafu |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 06:56 PM Response to Reply #68 |
92. That's EXACTLY the problem. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-01-07 10:23 PM Response to Reply #64 |
126. They "lost" their coverage, because it was cut in last year's budget bill. |
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Sapphire Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-02-07 01:33 PM Response to Reply #126 |
128. Seems to be much easier to throw up one's hands, asking "how did this happen?", than... |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-03-07 05:35 PM Response to Reply #126 |
131. No kidding. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-04-07 05:40 PM Response to Reply #131 |
133. Thank you so much, calimary! We people in poverty *NEED* support for the reason you have stated! |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
66. I just sent this to MOs Medicaid "reform" committee. |
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Turn CO Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
69. Sort of off-topic, but this is why the modern toothbrush is considered |
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judaspriestess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
71. this is so sad (cross post) |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
72. Two things about this story upset me: |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 03:06 PM Response to Reply #72 |
74. good point... |
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BlueStorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 08:13 PM Response to Reply #72 |
98. I agree with you. I'm a medicaid beneficiary... |
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beth9999 (138 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
73. Hey, kids dying... |
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sabbat hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
78. i wonder |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
81. Fluoridation and school health classes could be life-savers |
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cgrindley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
83. Read the article |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 09:17 PM Response to Reply #83 |
107. Why should the state remove these children? |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
88. Par for the course. |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
90. That's horrific!!!! |
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ncabot22 (425 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
91. Do dental schools still provide free/reduced services? |
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cgrindley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 07:51 PM Response to Reply #91 |
97. Yep, most if not all do |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 09:31 PM Response to Reply #97 |
108. Just try getting into Baylor College of Dentistry |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-01-07 07:50 AM Response to Reply #108 |
119. I work for Baylor,and it's hard for US to get in |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-01-07 10:08 AM Response to Reply #119 |
122. If you work in the Hoblitzelle |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-01-07 09:58 AM Response to Reply #97 |
120. I work at a community college that has a dental hygienist program. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
99. Welcome to the American Middle Ages. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
103. How horribly sad |
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diane in sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
106. This is so sad, unnecessary and disgusting! |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-28-07 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
110. THIS is what George W. Bush has reduced us to... |
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Liberty Belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-01-07 01:44 AM Response to Original message |
113. I've written articles for dentists on this topic, warning that |
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outlookin_in (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-01-07 02:43 AM Response to Original message |
116. I have lived in Maryland all my life and |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-01-07 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
121. It's ALWAYs amazed me that dental care is not considered important. |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-01-07 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
123. I knew a girl who let her abscess go so long |
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