You know all those people who say nobody’s read the health-care bill all the way through?
Well, it turns out the LA Times just discovered a provision that would require insurers to cover costs related to praying for cures, a la Christian Science (it’s unclear from the article, and maybe the bill, what exactly qualifies for funding).
I have no problem with anyone praying for a miracle or believing that disease is divinely caused, but there’s not the slightest evidence that these are true. So why are we shelling out money (albeit, according to the article, small quantities) on this when the government is straining to contain costs?

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