There are nearly 50 million Americans without health insurance.
There are four times as many health care lobbyists as there are members of Congress.
Hillary Clinton became the second largest recipient in the Senate of health care industry contributions.
Drug industry money to members of Congress, and the president, who led the effort to pass the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
The Medicare Part D plan will hand over $800 billion of our tax dollars to the drug and health insurance industry.
The elderly could end up paying more for their prescription drugs than they did before under Part D – and a majority of senior citizens could still pay over $2000 a year.
Fourteen Congressional aides went to work for the industry; Billy Tauzin left Congress to become CEO of PhRMA for a $2 million annual salary.
Canadians live three years longer than we do.
Tommy Douglas, who pioneered Canada’s health care system, was heralded as the nation’s singular most important person.
Canadian “wait times” not nearly as long as some try to allege.
Drugs in England only cost $10.
After losing 42,000 civilians in eight months during a vicious bombing campaign during World War II, Britain pulled together and instituted a National Health Insurance program in 1948.
In a study of older Americans and Brits, the Brits had less of almost every major disease. Even the poorest Brit can expect to live longer than the richest American.
A baby born in El Salvador has a better chance of surviving than a baby born in Detroit.
Around 65 percent of young Americans can’t find Britain on a map.
Companies that no longer offer pensions to new employees.
Like Canadians and Brits, the French live longer than we do.
The productivity rate per hour in France is higher than in America.
French policy on childcare and household assistance for new parents.
There is a company in France, SOS Medecins, which will perform doctor house calls at any time.
The government initially refused to pay for the health care of 9/11 volunteers, because they were not on the government payroll. It remains difficult for the volunteers to access the $50 million fund that has been appropriated for their care.
American officials claim that detainees at Guantanamo Bay receive excellent health care.
Cuba is one of the most generous countries in providing doctors to the third world.
In the U.S., health care costs run nearly $7,000 per person. But in Cuba, they spend around $251 per person.
In Cuba, access to health care is universal.
Cuba has a lower infant mortality rate and a longer average lifespan than the United States.
18,000 Americans will die this year simply because they’re uninsured.
Richard Nixon and John Ehrlichman are heard discussing the concept of a health maintenance organization in Oval Office Recordings.
The American Medical Association distributed a record featuring Ronald Reagan discussing the evils of socialized medicine.
$100 million spent to defeat Hillary’s health care plan.
The United States is ranked #37 as a health system by the World Health Organization.
Health industry companies accused of wrongdoing in Sicko.
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There are nearly 50 million Americans without health insurance.
There are four times as many health care lobbyists as there are members of Congress.
Hillary Clinton became the second largest recipient in the Senate of health care industry contributions.
Drug industry money to members of Congress, and the president, who led the effort to pass the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
The Medicare Part D plan will hand over $800 billion of our tax dollars to the drug and health insurance industry.
The elderly could end up paying more for their prescription drugs than they did before under Part D – and a majority of senior citizens could still pay over $2000 a year.
Fourteen Congressional aides went to work for the industry; Billy Tauzin left Congress to become CEO of PhRMA for a $2 million annual salary.
Canadians live three years longer than we do.
Tommy Douglas, who pioneered Canada’s health care system, was heralded as the nation’s singular most important person.
Canadian “wait times” not nearly as long as some try to allege.
Drugs in England only cost $10.
After losing 42,000 civilians in eight months during a vicious bombing campaign during World War II, Britain pulled together and instituted a National Health Insurance program in 1948.
In a study of older Americans and Brits, the Brits had less of almost every major disease. Even the poorest Brit can expect to live longer than the richest American.
A baby born in El Salvador has a better chance of surviving than a baby born in Detroit.
Around 65 percent of young Americans can’t find Britain on a map.
Companies that no longer offer pensions to new employees.
Like Canadians and Brits, the French live longer than we do.
The productivity rate per hour in France is higher than in America.
French policy on childcare and household assistance for new parents.
There is a company in France, SOS Medecins, which will perform doctor house calls at any time.
The government initially refused to pay for the health care of 9/11 volunteers, because they were not on the government payroll. It remains difficult for the volunteers to access the $50 million fund that has been appropriated for their care.
American officials claim that detainees at Guantanamo Bay receive excellent health care.
Cuba is one of the most generous countries in providing doctors to the third world.
In the U.S., health care costs run nearly $7,000 per person. But in Cuba, they spend around $251 per person.
In Cuba, access to health care is universal.
Cuba has a lower infant mortality rate and a longer average lifespan than the United States.
18,000 Americans will die this year simply because they’re uninsured.
Richard Nixon and John Ehrlichman are heard discussing the concept of a health maintenance organization in Oval Office Recordings.
The American Medical Association distributed a record featuring Ronald Reagan discussing the evils of socialized medicine.
$100 million spent to defeat Hillary’s health care plan.
The United States is ranked #37 as a health system by the World Health Organization.
Health industry companies accused of wrongdoing in Sicko.