“All the other candidates’ proposals for so-called universal health care involve keeping insurance companies in the picture and are about subsidizing them by forcing people who can’t afford health care now to buy insurance. . . The president of the united states should not be an insurance salesman.”
-Congressman Dennis Kucinich
Co-Author of HR 676
Did you know?
Half of all personal bankruptcies and one third
of all credit card debt is caused by illness or medical bills.
From 2000 to 2006, health insurance premiums rose
by 87%, compared to an aggregate increase in workers' income of
just 15%.
Over 30% of every healthcare dollar is spent on administrative overhead in private insurance compared to just 3.2% in Medicare administrative costs.