The facts are so striking that they can never be repeated often enough. Among developed countries, the United States is unique in that it does not provide universal healthcare for its citizens. As a result, 500,000 Americans file for bankruptcy from medical costs each year, and 45,000 die from lack of basic medical care. Even …
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When the Federal Government Fails, the States Must Lead: Why State-Based Medicare for All May Be the Way Forward
The United States is the only developed country without some form of universal healthcare. Despite the rhetoric of American exceptionalism that so many individuals of the nation still espouse, the fact remains that the USA is the only Western country in which 45,000 people die each year from lack of basic medical attention. Americans pay …
Yes, Progressives Should #ForceTheVote on Medicare for All
It is a phrase that is worth repeating: the United States is the only developed country that does not have guarantee healthcare to its citizens. Unlike other high-income nations across the globe, the US allows for thousands of its citizens to die from lack of basic healthcare, for millions of Americans to be uninsured, and …
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