This post was originally published on the Health Justice Monitor.
U.S. longevity down to 78.5 years, other nations 81-84.
U.S. pervasive race disparities in private insurance and health.
U.S. health spending twice the wealthy country average.
U.S. uninsured = 33 million pre-COVID; underinsured = 1/3 of insured.
U.S. healthcare access & outcomes the worst among wealthy countries.
U.S. financial barriers to care for sick high in Medicare Advantage.
U.S. medical debt skyrocketing, impoverishing and imperiling lives.
U.S. insurer profits skyrocketing for years and during COVID.
U.S. ambulance services separate, costly, & unreliable.
U.S. doctors burning out from billing-laden EHR.
U.S. pervasive race disparities in private insurance and health.
U.S. health spending twice the wealthy country average.
U.S. uninsured = 33 million pre-COVID; underinsured = 1/3 of insured.
U.S. healthcare access & outcomes the worst among wealthy countries.
U.S. financial barriers to care for sick high in Medicare Advantage.
U.S. medical debt skyrocketing, impoverishing and imperiling lives.
U.S. insurer profits skyrocketing for years and during COVID.
U.S. ambulance services separate, costly, & unreliable.
U.S. doctors burning out from billing-laden EHR.
Comment: by Jim Kahn
Our “system” is no system.
Thousands of health plans, summing to premature death and massive profits.
By no useful metric is it succeeding.
Unbridled corporate greed prevails.
It’s imploding in front of us.
Our “system” is no system.
Thousands of health plans, summing to premature death and massive profits.
By no useful metric is it succeeding.
Unbridled corporate greed prevails.
It’s imploding in front of us.
Is it sustainable?
It can’t be.
When is the tipping point?
To a simple, logical, efficient & generous, equitable, humane solution.
Single payer.
Now.
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Comment: by Diane Archer
We have reached the tipping point. Even small steps now could make a big difference. Negotiated prices for all health care services and treatments, including prescription drugs. A low cap on out-of-pocket costs. A global budget.
Here’s more from Just Care:
- Coronavirus: Medicare for all would have saved lives
- Congresswomen Jayapal and Dingell introduce Medicare for All Act
- Coronavirus: Life expectancy drops significantly for Blacks and Hispanics
- The deadly consequences of out-of-pocket drug costs
- Medicare for all would save $600 billion a year in administrative costs
