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“We need more Will Hurds, not fewer,” lamented Joe Straus, a Republican and former speaker of the Texas House.

The Hurds plan on dropping their Obamacare policy in April, when her new coverage, with a $300 monthly premium, should kick in.

But the contrast between her circumstances and those of the Hurds puts a sharp point on the inequities in access to affordable health care in our country.

I feel for the Hurds - it seems the middle class is getting a raw deal.

This group earns more than four times the poverty level — for a family of three, like the Hurds, that’s about $82,000 a year.