Bette in Spokane has some genuine pain (probably. Or maybe not...see updates)
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[multiple updates, through 2/3/14] Yes, the brief "ACA victim" story that Rep. Kathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wa) inserted in her response to the State of the Union address was cherry-picked and misleading. The pain that the ACA inflicted on the couple in question was exaggerated. But it was probably real. They are in the relatively small subset of Americans who may fare worse under the ACA than under the pre-ACA status quo.
Bette in Spokane has some genuine pain (probably. Or maybe not...see updates)
Bette in Spokane has some genuine pain…
Bette in Spokane has some genuine pain (probably. Or maybe not...see updates)
[multiple updates, through 2/3/14] Yes, the brief "ACA victim" story that Rep. Kathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wa) inserted in her response to the State of the Union address was cherry-picked and misleading. The pain that the ACA inflicted on the couple in question was exaggerated. But it was probably real. They are in the relatively small subset of Americans who may fare worse under the ACA than under the pre-ACA status quo.