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America's Broken Healthcare System
The cost of healthcare in America is out of control. It is becoming increasingly unaffordable and therefore inaccessible for growing numbers of Americans. We pay more for healthcare than people in any other country, yet the results our healthcare system produces are poor compared to those of other wealthy countries. The articles and videos below will help explain why we do not get what we pay for from our expensive and very complicated healthcare system.
A LOOK AT OUR BROKEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
This video compares the American healthcare system to those of other wealthy countries: Fix It
INSURANCE COMPANIES
Wendell Potter worked for Cigna. He reached a point when he could no longer keep quiet about the harm health insurance companies cause: The Whistleblower
Insurance companies add a huge amount to the cost of healthcare. This amusing video explains why organizing a healthcare system around them just doesn't make sense: Do We Really Need Them?
This article explains a potentially devastating health insurance company practice: Denying Claims
HOSPITAL COSTS
Many hospitals have morphed into a money-driven big business: American Hospitals
Hospital chains are scooping up the $$$: Quietly
BIG PHARMA VS. LITTLE YOU
This video explains why pharmaceuticals cost more in the United States than anywhere else: In The World
She worked for Big Pharma and what she saw: Will Shock You
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE
Medicare Advantage is not the same thing as Medicare. It can be detrimental to patients. It rips off taxpayers. And it has the potential to destroy Medicare. This video explains why Medicare Advantage should be called: Medicare Disadvantage
John Oliver takes a look at: Medicare Advantage
THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL IN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE
Here's a look at how much: Healthcare Executives Can Make
In America there are many ways to legally bribe a politician: Big $$$$$