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    KurtHaoe: I knew as soon as I saw this story people all over the place would get their panties in a bunch. Seriously, how is this any different than car insurer... more »
    K2: Being female is now a "preexisting condition," eh? more »
    A WASP and a Gentleman: Women could pay more for health insurance in a market system, but what's wrong with that? Women are perfectly capable of working hard and earning the ... more »
    LeonieGrowf: "Have to keep that Viagra cheap for you!" In all fairness, I'm not sure that most insurance plans actually cover viagra. I know the 4 companies my hou... more »
    RodolfoRabulous: The individual insurance plan I had a few years ago did not cover pregnancy unless you purchased a rider, which you could only do once a year (on the ... more »
    NobleExperiments: One more proof that capitalism and democracy (okay, a democratic republic) are NOT the same thing. Sheesh, I keep having to explain this to my conser... more »
    Flackette Goes Retro: My brother had to self-insure for awhile, and even as a young 20-something healthy guy it cost way more than the $2500 McCain is talking about per per... more »
    EmilyUsopp: Thanks for writing about this! The National Women's Law Center released an extensive report on how the individual insurance market fails women last ... more »
    cardboardoven: I've been living in Australia the last three years and what a sweet universally covered three years it has been, you also have the option of getting p... more »
    nakadika_shiksa: Megan, come on. As a women I know I am just a crazy hysterical hypochondriac having babies to get insurance. It's because of this pre-existing conditi... more »
    sybann: McCain's karma guarandamntees he'll come back as a lower income female. Often. Hopefully by then we'll have cleaned up his collegues' messes and he/sh... more »
    stein51: Meagan, you are being too kind to insurance companies. They make Dick Chaney look like a compassionate, civilized human being. At least with Dick Chan... more »
    ShorashiMunippus: "And so taking out the lowest cost group of people increases the cost of those who remain, undermining the fucking purpose of pooling risk." I'm glad... more »
    exelizabeth: Like Samantha Bee said, we can all agree on the unimportance of women's health. more »
    meli: It's probably cheaper because they're more likely to be able to dispute emergency care and just not pay at all more »
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    A Uterus Costs 50% More In McCain's Health Insurance Market