Health Insurance and Finding a Date

Erza Klein notes the increased mention of health insurance as a means of attracting a date, a mate and even true love. For example, Slate.com cites the following ads: "1) A woman's ad asks, "Do you make at least $75,000 a year and have health insurance?" 2) A man's ad says he "can supply all the little things like health insurance and the big things like a nice place to live." 3) Another man's ad says, "If you are able to add someone to your health insurance as a 'spousal equivalent' have I got a deal for you."

Although quite funny at first glance, it is rather sad that access to health insurance is being used in this manner.   Yet another reason to re-think our health care system . . . [bm]