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Perry maintains that the justification for his executive order making the shot mandatory was twofold: 1) that the vaccine offered a chance to save lives that might have otherwise been taken away by cervical cancer and, 2) that insurance companies wouldn’t cover the $360 cost of the vaccine ($120 for each of a 3-shot regimen) when it was simply an optional “recommended” vaccine. That put it out of the reach for most low-income Texans. This from the Time Magazine article (linked above), “Some pediatricians and gynecologists are refusing to stock Gardasil because many insurance companies reimburse so little for the vaccine, which costs $360 for the three required doses.”
When Perry mandated Gardasil, it would have become part of a school-related vaccine package which was then covered by insurance for simply the cost of a co-pay.
Agree or disagree, that does seem to be a reasonable justification for Perry’s actions.
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towermonkey wrote: Well, Obama was considered really smart...
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jmc wrote: How about he is dumb as a truck load of rocks. He can't put 2 sentences together.
Why do you right wing types think that stupid( Cain,Palin,Perry) is what this country needs. There are plenty of really smart conservatives that you totally discount.
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Huntsman may be a viable choiceThe Viking wrote:
jmc wrote: How about he is dumb as a truck load of rocks. He can't put 2 sentences together.
Why do you right wing types think that stupid( Cain,Palin,Perry) is what this country needs. There are plenty of really smart conservatives that you totally discount.
So who would you choose?
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archer wrote: Why isn't Huntsman getting any traction? He seems well spoken, smart, has lots of foreign affairs experience, plus governing experience. What is it about him that the GOP doesn't like? I think he would appeal to a broad range of voters,which is still necessary to win a national election.
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Because the hard right want to be pure and are willing to lose and nominate a whack. We all lose.archer wrote: Why isn't Huntsman getting any traction? He seems well spoken, smart, has lots of foreign affairs experience, plus governing experience. What is it about him that the GOP doesn't like? I think he would appeal to a broad range of voters,which is still necessary to win a national election.
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