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From Nicholas Kristof<\/a>, of the NYTimes. Who has faced this sort of situation? Any response to Kristof\u2019s article?<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

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So what would you do if your mom or dad, or perhaps your sister or brother, needed a kidney donation and you were the one best positioned to donate?<\/span>
Most of us would worry a little and then step forward.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/span><\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
But not so fast. Because of our dysfunctional health insurance system, a disgrace that nearly half of all members of Congress seem determined to cling to, stepping up to save a loved one can ruin your own chance of ever getting health insurance.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/span><\/font>That wrenching trade-off is another reminder of the moral bankruptcy of our existing insurance system. It\u2019s one more reason to pass robust reform this year.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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