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bmichaelh

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7. There is no viable GOP alternative

Reply to MayReasonRule (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 11:14 AM

Dec 17

There is no viable GOP alternative.

Time is of the essence.

Some people are in middle of cancer treatments and many can ill afford a spike in premiums.

And the GOP alternatives have been tried before and what they are offering will not cover one cancer drug during chemotherapy.

I am currently in maintenance treatments of lymphoma; in my third remission.

Treatments for every 3 weeks cost just under $1 million/year; about half of that is paid due to discounts my provider gives the insurer.

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