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Yes, you are paying your premium and you should take advantage of what that provides you, so it’s the obvious choice. I would have made the same choice too.

The deeper philosophical question here is not insurance paid vs socialized medicine…it’s why are we making a $50 breast pump a medical benefit at all?

Even under a socialized healthcare system if we are going to wrap a bureaucracy around an inexpensive anything …costs will inflate.




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