{"id":11,"date":"2012-03-21T05:53:28","date_gmt":"2012-03-21T09:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pixel-shredder.com\/blog\/?p=11"},"modified":"2012-04-27T19:37:50","modified_gmt":"2012-04-27T23:37:50","slug":"theres-yet-another-reason-why-the-shitstorm-over-healthcare-in-09-was-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixel-shredder.com\/blog\/theres-yet-another-reason-why-the-shitstorm-over-healthcare-in-09-was-worth-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s Yet Another Reason Why The Shitstorm Over Healthcare in &#8217;09 Was Worth It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#39;s yet another reason why the shitstorm over healthcare in &#39;09 was worth it<\/p>\n<div class=\"g-crossposting-att\">\n<div class=\"g-crossposting-att-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rss.cnn.com\/~r\/rss\/cnn_topstories\/~3\/AHLphQ3WH_c\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Stop sex discrimination in health plan costs &#8211; CNN.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-crossposting-att-img\" style=\"float:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rss.cnn.com\/~r\/rss\/cnn_topstories\/~3\/AHLphQ3WH_c\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images0-focus-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?container=focus&#038;gadget=a&#038;resize_h=100&#038;url=http%3A%2F%2Fi2.cdn.turner.com%2Fcnn%2Fdam%2Fassets%2F120320120743-greenberger-women-s-health-story-top.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-crossposting-att-txt\">Marcia Greenberger: The Affordable Care Act would stop health insurance companies from charging women more for same coverage as men.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"g-crossposting-backlink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/110201780316922068503\/posts\/ah8XPhNXrfK\" target=\"_blank\">This was posted on Google+&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><H4>Related Awesome<\/H4><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Is Congress Trying To Make All Their Decisions Final?\" href=\"https:\/\/pixel-shredder.com\/blog\/congress-decisions-final\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Is Congress Trying To Make All Their Decisions Final?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Egypt Democratic Transition Hits a Major Milestone\" href=\"https:\/\/pixel-shredder.com\/blog\/democracy-in-egypt\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Egypt Democratic Transition Hits a Major Milestone<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Tweet: 9 Year-Old&#8217;s Message to Westboro Baptist\" href=\"https:\/\/pixel-shredder.com\/blog\/tweet-via-nprnews-9-year-old-72\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Tweet: 9 Year-Old&#8217;s Message to Westboro Baptist<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#39;s yet another reason why the shitstorm over healthcare in &#39;09 was worth it Stop sex discrimination in health plan costs &#8211; CNN.com Marcia Greenberger: The Affordable Care Act would stop health insurance companies from charging women more for same coverage as men. 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