"His final wish was that all his medical bills be paid promptly."
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medicine, medicines, medic, medical, medics, medical joke, modern medicine, modern world, exploit, exploitation, consumerism, consumer, capitalist, capitalism, private, private healthcare, healthcare, health, public healthcare, medicare, medi care, nhs, national health service, pro nhs, pro medicare, national health care, obamacare, death, dead, family, bitter humor, bitter humour, dark humor, dark humour, black humor, black humour, dark humor, dark humour, console, consoling, consolation, intensive care, sick, sickness, ill, illness, illnesses, sicknesses, doctor, doctors, surgeon, surgeons, surgery"Come quickly—I think I had an out-of-pocket experience."
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doctor, doctors, hospital, hospitals, medicine, medicines, health, healthy, health-care, health care, healthcare, medicare, medi care, obamacare, obama care, health insurance, insurance, medical insurance, patient, patients, nurse, out-of-pocket, out of pocket, illness, ill, sick, sickness, disease, diseases, get well, get well soon, critic, critical, critique, critically"Uninsured? That needn't be a problem. We can refer you to a very fine doctor in Ottawa."
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medical, medicine, medicines, drug, prescriptions, prescription, meds, medicare, obamacare, opiod, opiods, opiod addiction, pain pills, pain pill, lemonade stand, kid, kids, children, child, dark, dark humor, dark humour, black humor, black humour, gallows humour, gallows humor, dead, deadpan, social issues, social comment, social commentary, healthcare, health, healthy, health and wellbeing, wellbeing, critical, critic, critique, political, politics"You're in luck, in a way. Now is the time to be sick-while Medicare still has some money."
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hospital, hospitals, clinic, clinics, doctor's office, doctor's office, medical, medicine, doctor, doctors, patient, patients, sick, sickness, ill, illness, health, health care, healthcare, bill, bills, money, medical bill, medical bills, medical costs, cost, costs, expenses, expensive, medical billing, health insurance, medical insurance, insurance, universal healthcare, universal health care, socialised medicine, socialized medicine, socialised healthcare, socialised health care, socialized healthcare, socialized health care, medicaid, medicare, obamacare, luck, lucky, good luck, economy, government, governments, finances, politics"There's a cure—but it's light-years away."
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alien, aliens, time, time travel, science fiction, sci fi, scifi, sci-fi, science-fiction, doctor, doctors, cure, cures, medical, medicals, surgery, surgeon, ill, illness, illnesses, patient, patients, get well, get well soon, terminal, disease, diseases, diseased, health, healthy, healthcare, health care, medicare, medi care, obamacare, obama care, doctor doctor"When I grow up, I want to go into medicine and help people who can pay out of pocket."
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kid, kids, child, children, parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, motherhood, family, families, dream, dreams, goal, goals, ambition, ambitions, future, when i grow up, growing up, career, careers, job, jobs, profession, professions, medical, medicine, doctor, doctors, health care, healthcare, bill, bills, billing, money, medical bill, medical bills, medical costs, cost, costs, expenses, expensive, medical billing, pay, paying, out of pocket, out-of-pocket, private, private medical care, private health care, private healthcare, universal healthcare, universal health care, socialised medicine, socialized medicine, socialised healthcare, socialised health care, socialized healthcare, socialized health care, medicaid, medicare, obamacare, help, helping others"I like being a kid - it's the ultimate entitlement program."
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kid, kids, child, children, parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, motherhood, father, fathers, fatherhood, dad, dads, family, families, entitlement, entitlements, entitlement program, entitlement programs, entitlement programmes, entitlement programmes, benefit, benefits, benefit program, benefits programme, benefits programs, benefits programmes, welfare, social security, unemployment, medicare, medicaid, housing, disability, tax credit, tax credits, ultimate, best, politics, government, governments"If you have any questions about our health-care plan, take it up with the Supreme Court."
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judge, judges, judged, judicial, judiciary, jury, juror, jurors, jury duty, law, lawyer, lawyers, legal, legality, legalism, excuse, excuses, businessman, businessmen, corporate, corporation, corporations, private individual, rich people, rich, benefits, benefit, healthcare, health care, health-care, care plan, bonus, bonuses, supreme court, medicare, obamacare"He was doing well at first, but then he started drifting in and out of health coverage."
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hospital, hospitals, medical, medicine, doctor, doctors, patient, patients, health, health care, healthcare, visitor, visitors, bedridden, bad condition, bad news, death, dying, health insurance, bill, bills, money, medical bill, medical bills, medical costs, cost, costs, expenses, expensive, medical billing, universal healthcare, universal health care, socialised medicine, socialized medicine, socialised healthcare, socialised health care, socialized healthcare, socialized health care, medicaid, medicare, obamacare, drifting in and out, health coverage"By the way, Sam, as someday you'll be paying for my entitlements, I'd like to thank you in advance."
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kid, kids, child, children, parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, father, fathers, fatherhood, dad, dads, family, families, entitlement, entitlements, entitlement program, entitlement programs, entitlement programmes, entitlement programmes, benefit, benefits, benefit program, benefits programme, benefits programs, benefits programmes, welfare, social security, pension, pensions, medicare, medicaid, politics, government, governments, thankful, grateful, thanking, money, paying, payment, payments, investment, investments, advance, future, old age, retirement, elderly, old people, elderly people, senior, seniors, senior citizen, senior citizens, middle-age, middle age, middle-aged, middle aged, aging, ageing, growing old, growing older, getting older, getting old, growing old"I am not the famous heart surgeon, but I am in his medical group."
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hospital, hospitals, medical, medicine, doctor, doctors, patient, patients, sick, ill, health, health care, healthcare, operation, operations, operating, surgery, surgeries, surgeon, surgeons, cardiology, cardiologist, cardiologists, heart surgeon, heart surgeons, heart surgery, famous, medical group, medical groups, insurance, health insurance, medical insurance, insurance, universal healthcare, universal health care, socialised medicine, socialized medicine, socialised healthcare, socialised health care, socialized healthcare, socialized health care, medicaid, medicare, obamacare"I just hope that when your mother is as old as I am you'll be able to help figure out Medicare Part D."
"I hope that you're not refusing free dental care for ideological reasons."
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dental care, dental, dentist, dentists, tooth, teeth, toothache, stranded, washed up, island, islands, desert, desert island, medical, medicare, obamacare, ideology, ideological, ideologies, ouch, free, insurance, medical insurance, medicine, medicines, doctor, doctors, health, health and wellbeing, wellbeing, politics, political"Psst...Quit taking insurance. Pass it on."
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healthcare, health, care, health care, health insurance, healthcare plan, healthcare plans, health care plans, health-care, health-care plans, health plans, health plan, death, dying, dies, old, old age, affordable care act, aca, obamacare, obama, website, internet, slow, online, crash, obamacare website crash, wait, waiting, medicare, medicaid, digital, technology, technologies, computer, computers"While it's not a cure, it does mean a guaranteed income for me."
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