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blindpig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-18-09 11:20 AM
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CompromiseCareTM
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) - The United States Senate today unveiled details of its health care plan, tentatively called CompromiseCareTM:




WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) - The United States Senate today unveiled details of its health care plan, tentatively called CompromiseCareTM:



-- Under CompromiseCareTM, people with no coverage will be allowed to keep their current plan.



-- Medicare will be extended to 55-year-olds as soon as they turn 65.



-- You will have access to cheap Canadian drugs if you live in Canada.



-- States whose names contain vowels will be allowed to opt out of the plan.



-- You get to choose which doctor you cannot afford to see.



-- You will not have to be pre-certified to qualify for cremation.



-- A patient will be considered "pre-existing" if he or she already exists.



-- You'll be free to choose between medications and heating fuel.



-- Patients can access quality health care if they can prove their name is "Lieberman."



-- You will have access to natural remedies, such as death.

http://www.borowitzreport.com/index.aspx


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Laelth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-18-09 12:06 PM
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1. Thanks. I needed a laugh.
Unfortunately, this is awfully close to reality.

:dem:

-Laelth
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blindpig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-18-09 03:48 PM
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