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| | US Health Care System Open-Content investigative project managed by kuhan, mtuck
This is the home page for the US Health Care System investigative project, one of several grassroots investigations being hosted on the History Commons website. The data published as part of this investigation has been collected, organized, and published by members of the public who are registered users of this website.
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Events Recently Added to the US Health Care System timeline
- 8/14
- Anti-Abortion Group Distributes Partisan Pamphlets in Days before Federal Elections, Distribution Survives FEC Challenge, November 1980 and After, posted by mtuck
- 4/17
- Republican Senator Condemns Limbaugh’s Rhetoric, Says She ‘Regrets’ Vote against Insurer Coverage for Contraception, March 6, 2012, posted by mtuck
- 3/26
- Presidential Candidate Clarifies Opposition to Birth Control, Says Americans Should Have Access, February 17, 2012, posted by mtuck
- 3/18
- Senate Rejects Controversial Amendment Allowing Health Care Providers and Employers to Deny Services on Religious, Moral Grounds, March 1, 2012, posted by mtuck
- 8/6
- Millionaire Supporting Presidential Candidate Says an Aspirin Held between the Knees Is Sufficient Contraception for Women, February 16-17, 2012, posted by mtuck
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What's New?
9/26/2009 Health Care Reform and Non-Traditional Sources
The US Health Care project is focusing on the controversy surrounding the efforts to reform the US health care system. Because of the changing nature of the media covering the issue, we are using more “non-traditional” media sources than we usually do, including a limited amount of citizen-generated blogs and other non-professional media sources. What do … More
12/6/2006 Documentary on US Health Care System
The producers of 9/11: Press For Truth have nearly finished shooting their new movie, Losing Patients, an examination of the health care crisis in America! The documentary takes a dramatic, comic, and heart-felt look at the personal stories involved in the failure of the health insurance and pharmaceutical industries. Their funding, alas, will soon run out. In order … More |
Recently Added Events
Showing 1-20 of 100 recently added events: next 20 - 8/14
- Anti-Abortion Group Distributes Partisan Pamphlets in Days before Federal Elections, Distribution Survives FEC Challenge, November 1980 and After, posted by mtuck
- 4/17
- Republican Senator Condemns Limbaugh’s Rhetoric, Says She ‘Regrets’ Vote against Insurer Coverage for Contraception, March 6, 2012, posted by mtuck
- 3/26
- Presidential Candidate Clarifies Opposition to Birth Control, Says Americans Should Have Access, February 17, 2012, posted by mtuck
- 3/18
- Senate Rejects Controversial Amendment Allowing Health Care Providers and Employers to Deny Services on Religious, Moral Grounds, March 1, 2012, posted by mtuck
- 2/27
- Millionaire Supporting Presidential Candidate Says an Aspirin Held between the Knees Is Sufficient Contraception for Women, February 16-17, 2012, posted by mtuck
- 2/27
- Presidential Candidate Says States Should Be Able to Outlaw Contraception if They Desire, January 2, 2012, posted by mtuck
- 2/15
- Republican Presidential Candidate: Victims of ‘Honest Rape’ Should Receive Estrogen Shots, Refuses to Endorse Abortions for Rape Victims, February 3-4, 2012, posted by mtuck
- 1/8
- Republican Presidential Candidate Surprised that Obama Supports Abortion Rights because Obama Is Black, January 2011, posted by mtuck
- 1/8
- Controversial Anti-Abortion Campaign in Georgia Characterizes Black Children as ‘an Endangered Species’, February 2010, posted by mtuck
- 7/12
- Appeals Court Rules Anti-Abortion Posters, Web Sites Naming Abortion Providers a Threat, May 16, 2002, posted by mtuck
- 7/5
- Anti-Abortion Leader Again Convicted of Stalking Doctor, July 1, 2011, posted by mtuck
- 7/5
- Louisiana Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Criminalize All Abortions, April 20, 2011, posted by mtuck
- 7/5
- Minnesota Lawmaker Detained for Approaching Women’s Clinic Carrying Pistol, November 23, 2010, posted by mtuck
- 7/5
- Palin Calls on Republicans to Repeal Health Care Reform in Order to Make Abortions Less Available, November 11, 2010, posted by mtuck
- 7/5
- Louisiana Lawmaker Considering Offering Poor Women Money to Have Themselves Sterilized, September 23, 2008, posted by mtuck
- 7/5
- Abortion Doctor Murdered in Mobile, Alabama; Police Say No Connection between Murder, Medical Practice, August 21, 1993 and After, posted by mtuck
- 7/2
- Arizona Hospital Loses Catholic Status Due to ‘Abortion’ Performed to Save Mother’s Life, December 21, 2010, posted by mtuck
- 7/2
- Anti-Abortion Activists Meets with Staff of Incoming Republican House Speaker, Vows to Press for Abortion Repeal, November 27, 2010, posted by mtuck
- 7/2
- Columnist: New Republican Majority Likely to Curb Abortion Funding, November 10, 2010, posted by mtuck
- 7/2
- Anti-Abortion Leader Convicted of Stalking Abortion Doctors, November 8, 2010, posted by mtuck
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Recently Updated Events
- 1/28
- Late-Term Abortion Provider George Tiller Assassinated, May 31, 2009, posted by mtuck
- 12/23
- Anti-Abortion Activist Bombs Atlanta Gay Nightclub, February 21, 1997, posted by mtuck
- 10/15
- NIH Researcher Pleads Guilty over Secret Contract with Pfizer, December 11, 2006, posted by mtuck
- 10/13
- Study Ranks US Health Care System Last among Six Wealthy Countries, May 15, 2007, posted by mtuck
- 9/11
- Conservative Pundit Predicts Obama, Democrats Will Engineer ‘Final Solution’ of Enforced Abortions, January 27, 2009, posted by mtuck
- 8/20
- Whistleblower Says Government Mismanaged African AIDS Study, January 4, 2005, posted by Paul
- 11/28
- Congressional Committee Investigation Finds Dramatic Reduction in FDA Enforcement Activity, June 26, 2006, posted by Derek
- 11/28
- Parke-Davis Launches Marketing Campaign to Promote Off-Label Uses for Neurontin, 1996-2000, posted by Derek
- 11/14
- Health Care Costs Increase 7.3 Percent, 1999, posted by sffej
- 11/10
- Merck Official Concerned that Study Would Show that Vioxx Causes Heart Problems, November 21, 1996, posted by sffej
This grassroots investigative project seeks to provide a detailed record of all events that contribute to an understanding of why the US has the worst health care system in the industrialized world. A major focus of this citizen-led inquiry will be the Medical Industrial Complex which has had a dominant role in shaping the health care system.
Health care expenditure in the US is a whopping 16 percent of the GDP—about twice as much as that of Europe, Canada, and Japan. Despite the huge sums of money that Americans spend on health care, the US is ranked dead last among industrialized nations in Life Expectancy at birth. As the world’s wealthiest country, the US has failed to provide its citizens the right to health care as mandated by UN charter. Other troubling facts about America’s health care system include the following:
- The health care system kills more than 200,000 Americans each year.
- More than 45 million Americans do not have access to decent health care.
- America is the only country in the industrialized world that does not provide some form of national health care. Every attempt to provide universal health care since the days of Harry Truman has been blocked by private sector interests even though polls show that the majority of Americans want national health care.
- In 2005, the number one reason for bankruptcy was unpaid medical bills (mostly by people who have health insurance).
- Corporate health care fraud has dramatically increased in recent years.
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