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		mikecane on May 9, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Your heart attack bill: $3,300 in Arkansas, $92,00... >>>that it's acceptable to let poor people die of treatable diseases This already happens if you have poor dental health. For Want of a Dentist http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02... Man Dies From Toothache, Couldn't Afford Meds http://abcnews.go.com/Health/insurance-24-year-dies-toothach... Obamacare, AFAIK, excludes dental care. Dental care is somehow considered "vanity" medicine, even if prosthodontics are medically valid.

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