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Arlen Specter supports the Healthy Parasite Act

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Tue, 04/28/2009 - 2:18pm — DCblogger

What Does Specter’s Switch Mean For Health Care Reform?

When it comes to health care reform, Sen. Arlen Specter may be one of the few (former) Republicans open to negotiation. A co-sponsor of the Wyden-Bennett health bill, Specter has been a strong proponent of reforming the health care system.

The healthy parasite act would disolve the current employer based system and replace it with a mandate that we all buy our plans individually.

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Is that the one that turns insurance into wages

By lambert on Tue, 04/28/2009 - 2:45pm

and then taxes it?

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yeppers

By DCblogger on Wed, 04/29/2009 - 12:10am

how many people are asking that the employer based system be replaced by mandated insurance?

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