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U.S. Health Care: The Good News
by In My Opinion on 02/22/12
U.S. Health Care: The Good News
February 19, 2012
http://www.pbs.org/programs/us-health-care-good-news/
The United States is
the only industrialized democracy that doesn't provide health care for all its
citizens. Of course, we'd like to cover all of the 50 million uninsured, but
how would you pay for it? In fact, we could. The consensus view among health
policy experts is that Americans pour enough money into health care - a $2.6
trillion industry - to have universal coverage...
...U.S. Health Care: The Good News looks
at a few of these high-quality, low-cost regions of the country, to find out
how they do it. They offer many different models of health care delivery, from
small rural private practices to big-city clinics treating hundreds of
thousands of patients. For all their differences, though, these communities
have several important things in common, including a clear commitment by
doctors and hospitals to lower the cost of health care...
...In addition to
being a source of information, the aim of the film is to galvanize people to
demand high-quality care at reasonable cost from their own local doctors and
hospitals. (DEMAND SINGLE PAYER!)
WATCH ONLINE: http://video.pbs.org/video/2198039605/
LOOK AT MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT COSTS ACROSS
USA: http://www.dartmouthatlas.org/
T. R. REID WEBSITE: http://www.trreid.net/
Joe Mungai, Registered Nurse, Elgin, IL
