Prescription for Disaster
The numbers are astonishing. An estimated eighteen thousand Americans die every year because they can't afford or can't qualify for health insurance. That's September 11th multiplied by six every year (). Imagine that carnage. Forty six million more are faced with illness because of high insurance premiums and underinsurance (). Never has our country faced any terrorist that has killed thousands of our citizens, yet it happens on our own soil year after year. Healthcare has reached a crisis level in our country. As Americans, we need to make our voice heard and insist quality, comprehensive and affordable health insurance be available to everyone.
Millions of uninsured Americans neglect their health for fear of being faced with financial ruin because of the lack of insurance. Private health insurance companies make it virtually impossible for the small employer to cover their employees due to high insurance premiums. In the past, large employers......
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