Fam fears GOP health care plan

When you ask Brady Schroeder what his favorite video game is, he tells you No. 2 on the list before pausing to savor the sheer delight gained through causing others to wait in suspense.

Quickly, the 9-year-old’s mischievous smile turns to one of pure joy as he reveals that Castle Crashers is his favorite. Brady wants to be a teacher when he grows up. He loves playing “When the Saints Go Marching In” by memory on his keyboard. He has a knack for solving Rubik’s Cubes.

His parents, Rebecca and Brock, watch as their only child describes his favorite things to do. In their gaze is also an understanding that a groundbreaking, costly drug called Kalydeco is what allows Brady to lead the normal life he describes.

Access to the gene-modifier drug, however, is uncertain as a Republican-led national government begins its plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act/ Keith Cousins , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.