Healthcare Advocate
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Medical debt= leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States.
Solution:
1) Amend constitution to include a base level of guaranteed right to free healthcare for all citizens
2) Single payer system, with privatized option**I see you, capitalists ;)
Solution:
1) Amend constitution to include a base level of guaranteed right to free healthcare for all citizens
2) Single payer system, with privatized option**I see you, capitalists ;)
Number of people who go bankrupt a year due to medical debt:
Germany: 0
France: 0
UK: 0
Japan: 0
Norway: 0
Denmark: 0
Finland: 0
Sweden: 0
Italy: 0
Australia: 0
Canada: 0
Spain: 0
Portugal: 0
Iceland: 0
Netherlands: 0
United States: 530,000…
Germany: 0
France: 0
UK: 0
Japan: 0
Norway: 0
Denmark: 0
Finland: 0
Sweden: 0
Italy: 0
Australia: 0
Canada: 0
Spain: 0
Portugal: 0
Iceland: 0
Netherlands: 0
United States: 530,000…
December 2, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Number of people who go bankrupt a year due to medical debt:
Germany: 0
France: 0
UK: 0
Japan: 0
Norway: 0
Denmark: 0
Finland: 0
Sweden: 0
Italy: 0
Australia: 0
Canada: 0
Spain: 0
Portugal: 0
Iceland: 0
Netherlands: 0
United States: 530,000…
Germany: 0
France: 0
UK: 0
Japan: 0
Norway: 0
Denmark: 0
Finland: 0
Sweden: 0
Italy: 0
Australia: 0
Canada: 0
Spain: 0
Portugal: 0
Iceland: 0
Netherlands: 0
United States: 530,000…
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Life Expectancy in Five Nations: 1960 - 2023
US Falling Further Behind Even in Pandemic's Wake
85
Life Expectancy at Birth
80
75
70
1960
Canada
Germany
France
UK
US
1980
2000
2020
Data source: OECD Data Explorer, downloaded 10-31-2025.
US Falling Further Behind Even in Pandemic's Wake
85
Life Expectancy at Birth
80
75
70
1960
Canada
Germany
France
UK
US
1980
2000
2020
Data source: OECD Data Explorer, downloaded 10-31-2025.
November 4, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Life Expectancy in Five Nations: 1960 - 2023
US Falling Further Behind Even in Pandemic's Wake
85
Life Expectancy at Birth
80
75
70
1960
Canada
Germany
France
UK
US
1980
2000
2020
Data source: OECD Data Explorer, downloaded 10-31-2025.
US Falling Further Behind Even in Pandemic's Wake
85
Life Expectancy at Birth
80
75
70
1960
Canada
Germany
France
UK
US
1980
2000
2020
Data source: OECD Data Explorer, downloaded 10-31-2025.
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US Has Stark Gradient in Mortality by Wealth. mortality among richest Americans similar to poorest West Europeans
Data: Machado S, Kyriopoulos I, Orav EJ, Papanicolas I. Association between Wealth and Mortality in the United States and Europe. New England Journal of Medicine 2025;392(13):1310-9.
Data: Machado S, Kyriopoulos I, Orav EJ, Papanicolas I. Association between Wealth and Mortality in the United States and Europe. New England Journal of Medicine 2025;392(13):1310-9.
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 AM
US Has Stark Gradient in Mortality by Wealth. mortality among richest Americans similar to poorest West Europeans
Data: Machado S, Kyriopoulos I, Orav EJ, Papanicolas I. Association between Wealth and Mortality in the United States and Europe. New England Journal of Medicine 2025;392(13):1310-9.
Data: Machado S, Kyriopoulos I, Orav EJ, Papanicolas I. Association between Wealth and Mortality in the United States and Europe. New England Journal of Medicine 2025;392(13):1310-9.
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Americans increasingly recognize that there is no “healthcare system” in the US (VA excepted). There is a series of cobbled together webs of coverage, with lots of amazing facilities/clinicians, but with huge holes in coverage, exorbitant costs, and massive inefficiencies
These survey findings are spot on! We Americans trust our health professionals but dislike the so-called US “healthcare system”—which prioritizes profits for hospitals & insurers over people’s health.
Universal access to healthcare—and a focus on prevention—would help make America great again.
Universal access to healthcare—and a focus on prevention—would help make America great again.
Americans trust their doctors, but doubt the system
The People’s Report Card, released by Washington University in St. Louis' QuEST Center and School of Public Health, grades U.S. health care on quality, cost, confidence and leadership.
source.washu.edu
November 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Americans increasingly recognize that there is no “healthcare system” in the US (VA excepted). There is a series of cobbled together webs of coverage, with lots of amazing facilities/clinicians, but with huge holes in coverage, exorbitant costs, and massive inefficiencies
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Life expectancy by rankings 1925 and 2025. US fell off the list in 2025
September 3, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Life expectancy by rankings 1925 and 2025. US fell off the list in 2025
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These are the numbers in 2012. Many estimates now are HIGHER!
August 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
These are the numbers in 2012. Many estimates now are HIGHER!
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worldpopulationreview.com/country-rank...
Medical Bankruptcies by Country 2025
LY
10%
Bankruptcies Caused by Medical Expenses
20%
|30/
40% O I
• 60%
• 70%
4 Countries with the Most Medical
Bankruptcies
United States
Canada
$6.5%
19%
16: Australia
10%
#K United Kingdom
8.2%
Medical Bankruptcies by Country 2025
LY
10%
Bankruptcies Caused by Medical Expenses
20%
|30/
40% O I
• 60%
• 70%
4 Countries with the Most Medical
Bankruptcies
United States
Canada
$6.5%
19%
16: Australia
10%
#K United Kingdom
8.2%
August 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
worldpopulationreview.com/country-rank...
Medical Bankruptcies by Country 2025
LY
10%
Bankruptcies Caused by Medical Expenses
20%
|30/
40% O I
• 60%
• 70%
4 Countries with the Most Medical
Bankruptcies
United States
Canada
$6.5%
19%
16: Australia
10%
#K United Kingdom
8.2%
Medical Bankruptcies by Country 2025
LY
10%
Bankruptcies Caused by Medical Expenses
20%
|30/
40% O I
• 60%
• 70%
4 Countries with the Most Medical
Bankruptcies
United States
Canada
$6.5%
19%
16: Australia
10%
#K United Kingdom
8.2%
Medical Debt: The Silent Bankruptcy Epidemic that people don’t want to think about.
August 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Medical Debt: The Silent Bankruptcy Epidemic that people don’t want to think about.
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Four reasons to support universal health care:
Number of people per year who have trouble
56 million
paying medical bills
Number of people per year who will be
contacted by collections
35m
agencies for unpaid medical bills
Number of people per year who will use of all their savings or take out
26m
Number of people per year who have trouble
56 million
paying medical bills
Number of people per year who will be
contacted by collections
35m
agencies for unpaid medical bills
Number of people per year who will use of all their savings or take out
26m
August 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Four reasons to support universal health care:
Number of people per year who have trouble
56 million
paying medical bills
Number of people per year who will be
contacted by collections
35m
agencies for unpaid medical bills
Number of people per year who will use of all their savings or take out
26m
Number of people per year who have trouble
56 million
paying medical bills
Number of people per year who will be
contacted by collections
35m
agencies for unpaid medical bills
Number of people per year who will use of all their savings or take out
26m
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August 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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In America, people are choosing between chemo and rent.
That’s not freedom. That’s cruelty.
It’s time for a system that protects health and dignity.
#MedicareForAll #PNHP
That’s not freedom. That’s cruelty.
It’s time for a system that protects health and dignity.
#MedicareForAll #PNHP
August 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
In America, people are choosing between chemo and rent.
That’s not freedom. That’s cruelty.
It’s time for a system that protects health and dignity.
#MedicareForAll #PNHP
That’s not freedom. That’s cruelty.
It’s time for a system that protects health and dignity.
#MedicareForAll #PNHP
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Every country with Universal Healthcare has a longer life expectancy than the US by 6+ years. If you want to make America healthy again, pass Medicare For All.
July 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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This should be breaking news every American hears about.
A new study shows more than 1,000 Americans will die every year because Republicans cut Medicaid to pay for billionaire tax cuts.
A new study shows more than 1,000 Americans will die every year because Republicans cut Medicaid to pay for billionaire tax cuts.
Another report suggests Medicaid cuts could lead to thousands of deaths
The new report estimates that coverage losses could lead to delayed care, increased hospitalizations and more deaths. Its findings echo a study published in June.
www.nbcnews.com
July 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This should be breaking news every American hears about.
A new study shows more than 1,000 Americans will die every year because Republicans cut Medicaid to pay for billionaire tax cuts.
A new study shows more than 1,000 Americans will die every year because Republicans cut Medicaid to pay for billionaire tax cuts.
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June 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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There are 100k students in med school each year. Room and board is about 100k per year. For 10b a year, med school could be free. We would see a wholesale change in the profession, career paths and the cost of care.
It would change the economics for every financial decision doctors
It would change the economics for every financial decision doctors
Republican plans to cap student borrowing could shatter an everyday profession
One GOP senator said anyone paying more than $100K to go to med school is "making a huge mistake." But the median cost of attending one is more than double that for the class of 2025.
www.politico.com
June 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM
There are 100k students in med school each year. Room and board is about 100k per year. For 10b a year, med school could be free. We would see a wholesale change in the profession, career paths and the cost of care.
It would change the economics for every financial decision doctors
It would change the economics for every financial decision doctors
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The VA is not perfect. But my patients never face this dilemma. It’s what all of us could have in a sane system. Deaths like his are what give us mortality curves like this 👇🏻
June 4, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The VA is not perfect. But my patients never face this dilemma. It’s what all of us could have in a sane system. Deaths like his are what give us mortality curves like this 👇🏻
The United States pay significantly more than any other country in healthcare expenditure per person. Do you think we are getting our money’s worth?
April 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The United States pay significantly more than any other country in healthcare expenditure per person. Do you think we are getting our money’s worth?
The United States is the only major country to not guarantee healthcare as a basic human right for citizens. Every other major country figured this out years ago, at a much lower cost.
March 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The United States is the only major country to not guarantee healthcare as a basic human right for citizens. Every other major country figured this out years ago, at a much lower cost.
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March 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM