{"id":2560,"date":"2010-02-01T18:49:48","date_gmt":"2010-02-01T18:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=2560"},"modified":"2010-02-01T18:49:48","modified_gmt":"2010-02-01T18:49:48","slug":"not_for_love_or","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=2560","title":{"rendered":"Not For Love Or Money, But For Blue Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"

Terri Carlson, a divorced woman in her forties with a rare genetic condition, is searching for a husband. More specifically, she’s seeking a husband who can provide her with health care coverage<\/a> because she cannot obtain coverage due to her preexisting condition. To that end, she has set up a website<\/a> to promote herself and solicit offers from potential suitors. In a YouTube video featured in a CBS News interview<\/a>, she said, “The lower the co-pay, the sexier you are to me!”<\/p>\n

I don’t post this because I’m interested in throwing my hat in the ring (although she seems like a lovely woman and, hey, she could do worse), but to point out that this is probably an exaggerated example of a real trend. Plenty of couples probably factor in health care coverage considerations when deciding whether and even whom to marry. And it’s a concern that probably never enters the head of a woman living in Canada or the U.K. or any other country with national health care. <\/p>\n

To be fair, Ms. Carlson could look for a different job that offers health care, but the combination of a bad economy and her health issues may make that a difficult proposition. Meanwhile, the Democrats are still wringing their hands over whether to pass a health care bill. If they fail, perhaps Ms. Carlson can guilt a Democratic congressman or senator into marrying her. I hear those federal benefits are pretty good. <\/p>\n

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