National Healthcare Facts

National Healthcare is one of today's biggest national
concerns in the US. Sorting the facts from the hype is
necessary for the health of the country and it's citizens.



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What's True

  • FACT: The U. S. spent $2.2 trillion on health-care expenditures in 2006
  • FACT: Total 2007 healthcare expenditures averaged $7,421 per person!
  • FACT: Over a third of young adults between 19 and 29 are without health insurance.
  • FACT: 14.5% of children under age 18 were uninsured in 2008
  • FACT: In 2008 almost 20% of the U.S. civilian population (57.7 million people) was uninsured.
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What's False

  • FALSE: National health care insurance means a single payer national health insurance program.
  • FALSE: Universal healthcare is nothing more than a glorified Medicare program.
  • FALSE: The U.S. can not afford healthcare reform and provide national health insurance.
  • FALSE: President Barack Obama's health care reform will fix all of our nation's health insurance problems.
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What's Next


You are already moving in the right direction; Researching the facts and educating yourself on national health insurance reform, Sorting out the national healthcare facts from all the hype is difficult but necessary.

The national debate over changes in the health care system is saturated with distorted facts and views from those with political agendas and profits to lose.




President Barack Obama's health care reform prevents citizens from being turned down for pre-existing conditions. On the other hand forcing the purchase of Private health insurance by those that can not afford food for their families is ridiculous. We are a long way from a reasonable plan but at least it is a national issue now. It is time for tax paying citizens to seek out legitimate information and honest debate.

We are intentionally excluding external links in hopes that readers will take it upon themselves to do their own research and come to their own educated opinions.

Sources:  
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/02_NationalHealthAccountsHistorical.asp  
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/downloads/highlights.pdf  
http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_files/publications/st249/stat249.pdf  


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