Here is the winner of the, “Health Care Reform Video Challenge.” As a disclaimer, it’s sponsored by the DCC…
Humble Oil is now Exxon by the way. How much (or how little) things have changed huh? This is an actual ad from 1960′s, weird…
Here are the health care uninsured rates from 2008, via the census. It’s amazing how regional the health care crisis is, and how the region that is suffering the most is voting in a bloc against health care reform.
Here’s an interesting article on a study that just came out. It appears that…
The risk of dying from traumatic injuries is 80% higher for those without insurance.
The massive turnout at Countdowns sponsored free health care clinics. Take from it what you will, I know he is a bit controversial…
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The last video is actually compelling evidence for expanding and supporting a private non-profit approach to helping the needy. There is no way the government could have made that happen with our tax dollars (see 4:40ish in the video). The government just cannot replicate the efficiency of non-profit that is driven by volunteers.
that’s an interesting point Steve. It would be great if there was enough money and volunteers willing to do such things. And I think the bigger picture is that the goal is for private health insurance reform. The public option is just a tiny portion that will serve a few purposes. If we can get the private companies to behave a bit more like private non-profits, we may be on the right track to some meaningful reform, right?