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I don't think children can be turned down for healthcare, can they?

Absolutely! Here is an example I know someone who had a child on a Govt Medical card. When the childs father got a job, the medical card got cancelled. With less than 3 months on the job he got laid-off. So that left them with no health coverage for their child during the period he was out of work. 8 million children in the U.S. have no health insurance or coverage. Some hospitals will refuse treatment due to the lack of insurance and the liability problem.

I saw a piece on 60 minutes a couple weeks ago where the new prescription drug bill had taken away the Gov't's ability to negotiate prescription prices for patients on medicare(which you pay into). The Veterans Administration is allowed to negotiate prices. The result is that a common prescription that the VA is allowed to negotiate would cost a Veteran like myself $150 bucks. But the same prescription bought by a Medicare patient would cost more than $1400 for the same amount. This is what needs to change. Oh and BTW the Republican Congressman who championed this bill was made the head of a major drug manufacturer after the bill was passed, and given a 2 million dollar annual salary.