\u201cIf I had gone on the open market to buy a policy I\u2019m not sure I could have bought one for my family to cover my child,\u201d said Durbin, who was first elected to Congress in 1982 when his Christine was fourteen.<\/strong><\/p>\n When you hear that story, you immediately think how horrible it would be to have a child who needed medical attention and not be able to provide the necessary care. However, when you look a little bit closer, that is not exactly what the situation was.<\/p>\n The quote above is from a Daily Caller<\/a> article posted on Tuesday.<\/p>\n The article tells a little more about the story:<\/p>\n …the Illinois Democrat (Senator Dick\u00a0Durbin) neglected to mention that his late daughter was easily covered by existing insurance, and that he used taxpayer money to reward the hospital that treated her.<\/strong><\/p>\n Despite her preexisting condition, Christine Durbin, who suffered from a lifelong heart condition and died at age 40 in 2008, was eligible for coverage under existing laws in multiple states, including the senator\u2019s state and the state she ultimately settled in.<\/strong><\/p>\n Durbin also neglected to mention that he sent his daughter to one of the best children\u2019s hospitals in the country, to which he earmarked millions of dollars from 2002-2010.<\/strong><\/p>\n If you heard someone you knew tell this story, you would immediately feel sympathy: \u201cI\u2019ve had a situation in my family \u2014 a child \u2014 who had serious physical problems, who could not have qualified but for group health insurance … Continue reading ![\"Enhanced](\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?x-id=4c6c7078-97b4-459f-b6c7-159e00793508\")
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