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Social media wrap: Obama, McConnell, Palin speak out on healthcare bill 6 months on

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Barack Obama: "I refuse to go back to the days when insurance companies could deny a child healthcare due to a preexisting condition or impose a lifetime limit on care for a cancer patient. Those days are over."

Senate_GOPs: Mitch McConnell: "Americans never wanted this massive government-driven intrusion into their health care" http://bit.ly/bvBZLc

RepDianaDeGette of Colorado: New reforms take effect today, putting patients and drs back in control of health care. Learn more here: http://nyti.ms/cGrKde

MaryBonoMack (California): 6 Month Anniversary of ObamaCare...It is "even worse than critics thought" http://ow.ly/2ISNw ^RM

Senate_GOPs  Happy 6 month #hcr anniversary! "Rarely have so many political strategists been so wrong about something so big." http://bit.ly/ajdVOZ

WaysMeansCmte  WHAT A DIFFERENCE 6 MONTHS MAKE #1: Starting today your health insurance ...

... cannot be arbitrarily cancelled if you become sick #hcr

WaysMeansCmte   WHAT A DIFFERENCE 6 MONTHS MAKE #2: From here on out, your health plan cannot put a lifetime limit on your health coverage #hcr

WaysMeansCmte   WHAT A DIFFERENCE 6 MONTHS MAKE #3: Starting today, your child cannot be denied coverage due to a pre-existing condition. #hcr

SarahPalinUSA  (Alaska):  Damned Lies – Obamacare 6 Months Later; It’s Time to Take Back the 20! http://is.gd/fpazh

Grahamblog (Lindsey Graham, South Carolina): Graham Continues Push for Repeal and Replace of Obamacare http://bit.ly/9PAeET

RepJimMcDermott  (Washington):  I’m getting fed up with the politics of fear when it comes to health care reform - http://huff.to/bG8Cxw

tomperriello  (Virginia): Patient's Bill of Rights now in effect. Common-sense reforms will make a big difference for families in #VA05. http://bit.ly/c2zMYZ

RepPaulBrounMD
(Georgia): Six months later http://broun.house.gov/Blog/?postid=208422

RepublicanStudy (Caucus of House Conservatives): Democrats guess wrong on health care http://politi.co/aKHFbo

DennyRehberg (Montana):  Today, it's been 6 months since Obamacare became law & all we have to show is higher costs. I support repeal and replace. What do you think?

DrPhilRoe  (Tennessee): Six months later: Health care reality differs from the rhetoric (Rep. Phil Roe) - The Hill's Congress Blog thehill.com/blogs/congress… #healthcare

SenatorReid 
(Harry Reid, Nevada): NV families will see improved coverage & lower costs starting today b/c of the health care reform law. Details: http://bit.ly/aELr40

FrankLautenberg  (New Jersey): "Gone are the days when insurance companies deny coverage to sick kids or drop patients when they need help the most." http://bit.ly/cDDS5E

cbrangel  (Charles Rangel, New York) #Rangel: New Healthcare Protections Start This Week http://bit.ly/PatientsRights

Schwarzenegger  (California): Thanks for all the well wishes. Even a 102 fever can't keep me down. I'm back

--  Craig Howie

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A veteran foreign and national correspondent, Andrew Malcolm has served on the L.A. Times Editorial Board and was a Pulitzer finalist in 2004. He is the author of 10 nonfiction books and father of four. Read more.
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