Health: Odyssey of the Newly Uninsured - NYTimes.com/Video

When Danna Walker was laid off, she lost her family health insurance. Now, she's in a race against time to find coverage for her son, whose testicular cancer is in remission.

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[billyblackwellii]

U.S. health care is a joke and the laughing stock of the free world. How can a country as rich as the U.S. not hold the health of its citizens as a basic right? Health care is held hostage by corporate interests. The U.S. is a slave colony and has been since it founding. Profit motive rules humanity out. It's a mess and a tragedy, right now

[ArkeAngelRevonulet]

This is one of MANY many reasons we need universal health care! I have a friend that has cancer and going through the same!

[kgonepostl]

Set up a paypal link and dedicate a website. I'll give 150 dollars right now

[mazafuzle]

seems like a good kid/man

[LONGLOTTfilms]

Here's a question for you: when a person cannot work, has issues that prevent them from being gainfully employed, or make them down right un-employable, does that status dehumanize them? Are they LESS in need of medical check-ups for the prevention of disease and adequate medical attention?

[LONGLOTTfilms]

it seems that Americans are not happy with the quality of care they receive. One reason, is that Americans are paying more for their health care. We pay more as a society, but probably more importantly for these ratings, Americans pay more out-of-pocket when they do fall ill. One-fifth of U.S. adults reported serious problems paying medical bills in the past year—more than double the rates in the next highest countries.

[LONGLOTTfilms]

Cathy Schoen, Robin Osborn, Michelle M. Doty, Meghan Bishop, Jordon Peugh and Nandita Murukutla (2007) Toward Higher-Performance Health Systems: Adults Health Care Experiences In Seven Countries, 2007 Health Affairs, 26, no. 6: w717-w734.

[pimpedpope]

ok this is made up according to the government study posted by NCHC 1/3 of the population does not have healthcare making the number 66 percent not 40

[pimpedpope]

cite your source or its not a fact

[LONGLOTTfilms]

You might want to see this: Someone "clearly" hasn't done their research: Myth The U.S. has the best health care system in the world Fact: The U.S. has among the worst health statistics of all rich nations. Percent of population COVERED by public health care: ALL NATIONS (except below) 100% France, Austria 99 Switzerland, Spain, Belgium 98 Germany 92 Netherlands 77 United States  40

[pimpedpope]

its called picking and chossing a job a small percentage of people get cancer the USA health insurance is fine you c.learly haven't been in other haven't seen most other countries healthcare system which are by far worse then the USA all Universal HealthCare will do is bankrupt the USA