The American Health Care system is broken in many ways. We spend a greater
percentage of our Gross Domestic Product on health care than any other rich
nation (about 17%) but our people are LESS healthy.
percentage of our Gross Domestic Product on health care than any other rich
nation (about 17%) but our people are LESS healthy.
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Health System Reform
This past spring, local community members participated in forums where they watched the Frontline episode
"Sick Around the World."
Click here to read the ideas shared by your neighbors. (5 mb)
The documentary film explores health care systems in 5 capitalist democracies and compares them to the United States.
All of the other nations profiled in the film:
> Spend less than half of what we do on health care,
> Cover everyone,
> and NEVER have any citizen go bankrupt because of health care costs.
To watch the one hour episode on line, click here.
Health Partners can bring this film to your group.
To request a showing, click here.
"Sick Around the World."
Click here to read the ideas shared by your neighbors. (5 mb)
The documentary film explores health care systems in 5 capitalist democracies and compares them to the United States.
All of the other nations profiled in the film:
> Spend less than half of what we do on health care,
> Cover everyone,
> and NEVER have any citizen go bankrupt because of health care costs.
To watch the one hour episode on line, click here.
Health Partners can bring this film to your group.
To request a showing, click here.
Neighbors share ideas during film
screenings and community dialogue
screenings and community dialogue
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Health Care Reform PASSED. The US House of Representative and Senate have now both
passed the Health Care Reform bill and a budget reconciliation bill to "fix" some lingering issues. To many, the
new law doesn't go far enough. To others, is goes much too far and needs to be repealed.
Is the new law in line with YOUR hopes for health care reform?
For a short list of the changes to be phased in soon, click here>>
For a more detailed list (5 pages), click here>>
For a thought-provoking two-page column by surgeon and New Yorker writer, click here>>
To access a variety of stories on the impact of reform, click here>>
passed the Health Care Reform bill and a budget reconciliation bill to "fix" some lingering issues. To many, the
new law doesn't go far enough. To others, is goes much too far and needs to be repealed.
Is the new law in line with YOUR hopes for health care reform?
For a short list of the changes to be phased in soon, click here>>
For a more detailed list (5 pages), click here>>
For a thought-provoking two-page column by surgeon and New Yorker writer, click here>>
To access a variety of stories on the impact of reform, click here>>
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