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Can we purchase health?

This past week an acquaintance of mine asked a thought-provoking question.

We were discussing the federal health care law and how, as it currently stands, come 2014 all Americans will either have to have purchased health care insurance or pay a financial penalty. The one asking the question, like me, is a Christian Scientist.  I generally choose spiritual care in Christian Science because through the years I have found it to be effective, and I could tell from their question that they do too.

Capitol Hill Question Mark

Here’s the question that they asked: “if we purchased the required insurance for medical care coverage, would we have to use it?”

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