Health Care Resources
STUDY
LINKS 45,000 U.S. DEATHS PER YEAR TO LACK OF
INSURANCE
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/09/18/news/news-us-usa-healthcare-deaths.html?_r=1
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly 45,000 people die in the United States each year -- one every 12 minutes -- in large part because they lack health insurance and can not get good care, Harvard Medical School researchers found in an analysis released on Thursday."
ILLNESS AND INJURY CAN LEAD TO PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY
http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=17268
Another Harvard studied that was released in September this year showed that in 2007 a 62% of bankruptcies in the US were dues to medical expenses. Of the people who filed bankruptcies because of medical expense, most (78%) had health insurance.
HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE ALREADY WON
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_33/b4143034820260.htm
HIGH COSTS OF HEALTH CARE
We spend a higher percentage of GDP on health care than any other country (>15%)
-source World Health Organization (2008) and yet ...
• we have among the highest infant mortality rates of any industrialized nation;
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics)
• we ranked 46th (of 223) geographic areas in life expectancy (CIA The World Factbook, 2009);
• we spend more on health care (16% --WHO and US Bureau of Statistics) than we do on food (9.5% -- USDA)
STATE HEALTH FACTS
The Henry Kaiser Foundation has a site with health facts by state.
see www.statehealthfacts.org
The AARP has been actively promoting health care reform. They have a very helpful website that addresses the myths about health care reform:
http://www.healthactionnow.org/
MAJORITY OF DOCTORS SUPPORT A PUBLIC PLAN
http://www.rwjf.org/healthreform/product.jsp?id=48408
Physicians support reform plan that includes both public and private options.
62.9% of Doctors support a Public Option according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The Foundation has an informational website on health reform. www.healthreform.org
Health Care for All Colorado -- Our neighbors to the south have a very active health care reform group. Visit their website to see their schedule of events and numerous resources.
www.healthcareforallcolorado.org
Doctors make the case for single-payer health care,
see Physicians for a National Health Care Plan http://www.pnhp.org/
Voices of Physicians
http://www.voicesofphysicians.org/
MedicareForAll.org
>President Obama’s three guiding principles are:
- Reducing costs for families, businesses and government,
- Maintaining people’s choice of doctor and coverage,
- Ensuring access to quality, affordable health insurance for all.
Learn more about the Obama administration's goals and ideas at
www.whitehouse.gov/issues/health_care/
Gary Trauner weighs in on Max Baucus and the Gang of Six
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/09/18/news/news-us-usa-healthcare-deaths.html?_r=1
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly 45,000 people die in the United States each year -- one every 12 minutes -- in large part because they lack health insurance and can not get good care, Harvard Medical School researchers found in an analysis released on Thursday."
ILLNESS AND INJURY CAN LEAD TO PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY
http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=17268
Another Harvard studied that was released in September this year showed that in 2007 a 62% of bankruptcies in the US were dues to medical expenses. Of the people who filed bankruptcies because of medical expense, most (78%) had health insurance.
HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE ALREADY WON
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_33/b4143034820260.htm
HIGH COSTS OF HEALTH CARE
We spend a higher percentage of GDP on health care than any other country (>15%)
-source World Health Organization (2008) and yet ...
• we have among the highest infant mortality rates of any industrialized nation;
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics)
• we ranked 46th (of 223) geographic areas in life expectancy (CIA The World Factbook, 2009);
• we spend more on health care (16% --WHO and US Bureau of Statistics) than we do on food (9.5% -- USDA)
STATE HEALTH FACTS
The Henry Kaiser Foundation has a site with health facts by state.
see www.statehealthfacts.org
The AARP has been actively promoting health care reform. They have a very helpful website that addresses the myths about health care reform:
http://www.healthactionnow.org/
MAJORITY OF DOCTORS SUPPORT A PUBLIC PLAN
http://www.rwjf.org/healthreform/product.jsp?id=48408
Physicians support reform plan that includes both public and private options.
62.9% of Doctors support a Public Option according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The Foundation has an informational website on health reform. www.healthreform.org
Health Care for All Colorado -- Our neighbors to the south have a very active health care reform group. Visit their website to see their schedule of events and numerous resources.
www.healthcareforallcolorado.org
Doctors make the case for single-payer health care,
see Physicians for a National Health Care Plan http://www.pnhp.org/
Voices of Physicians
http://www.voicesofphysicians.org/
MedicareForAll.org
>President Obama’s three guiding principles are:
- Reducing costs for families, businesses and government,
- Maintaining people’s choice of doctor and coverage,
- Ensuring access to quality, affordable health insurance for all.
Learn more about the Obama administration's goals and ideas at
www.whitehouse.gov/issues/health_care/
Gary Trauner weighs in on Max Baucus and the Gang of Six