Republican house candidate in Iowa loses family health insurance

[rurallib]

http://www.bleedingheartland.com/diary/4211/millermeeks-considered-dropping-out-of-ia02-race

"Mariannette Miller-Meeks considered withdrawing from her rematch against Representative Dave Loebsack in Iowa's second Congressional district this summer, the Republican candidate told the Des Moines Register's editorial board yesterday. Miller-Meeks stepped down from her ophthalmology practice in early 2009 to focus on running for Congress again, so when her husband lost his job this July, her family had no income.
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Since stepping down from her medical practice, Miller-Meeks had had health insurance coverage through her husband's job. He has a new job now, but Miller-Meeks told the Register's staff that she has chosen not to be on his insurance plan.
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It must have been a very stressful summer for the Miller-Meeks family. While I'm sorry to hear about her situation, I wouldn't recommend going without health insurance based on a good medical history. A flukey infection can incur tens of thousands of dollars in health care costs, to say nothing of a cancer diagnosis or some chronic illness. I also wouldn't advise a friend to choose a limited catastrophic plan like the one Miller-Meeks prefers for herself and many others. There's a reason such policies are commonly known as "junk insurance." Letting people buy insurance across state lines sounds good in theory, until you consider how the race to the bottom gutted regulations for credit card issuers."
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And as no surprise to anyone, she still pushes the republican cover-nothing plan.

If I was her I would vote for Dave Loebsack.

[rpannier]

1. She wants to be another Republican living on the public dole

while denying help to others -- Well, isn't that special

[valerief]

2. BINGO!!!!! nt

[3waygeek]

3. Her name is Mariannette?

How perfect, since she's obviously a right-wing puppet.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

4. Wait, what?

She's a friggin' DOCTOR and she's skipping health care insurance because she has a good medical history?!

And will that help her if she falls down the stairs in her house or gets hit by a driver with a suspended license (and no insurance)?

What an idiot!

[rurallib]

5. Yep - this incident pretty much tells all you need to know about her.