BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | Money and Health Care Reform | PBS
www.pbs.org Bill Moyers looks at the influence of money and lobbying on health care reform efforts in Washington, DC Bill Moyers Journal airs Friday nights at 9pm on PBS. Check your local listings. www.pbs.org
LOS ANGELES, CA–Emily Cannon, is a young woman in the prime of life, the daughter of a registered nurse, and a former elementary school teacher whose life has ground to a halt since developing a chronic but treatable illness. She is being denied treatment by her insurance provider which would fix the problem and enable her to return to the active life she once enjoyed. Watch her story to see yet another example of the growing number of Americans (with insurance) being DENIED the care they need to make them better. Video by: Longridge Video of LA
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Great courage!!!!! Health care is the most important progressive mission of the 21st Century like Medicare was in 1965. It is horrible to see millions with no health insurance. That is wrong. Mr. Moyers thanks for showing us this.
NO! NO! NO! to this health care bill; it all sounds good when Obama gets on the air waves blowing smoke up people’s ASS! What he isn’t saying is under this new Health Care Plan the parents or parent with children has to keep there child on there health care plan until they reach the age 26! I’ve always been a Democrat and even voted for Obama, but I must agree with the rep on this one there is parts of this bill that really “stinks”, and the public is in for a very rude awaking should this pass.
Economic Classism is like when some Rich Congress People of the U.S. vote for Billions of Dollars annually for Military Weapons that kill and destroy and Billions and Millions of Dollars to be sent to other Countries, and yet, for the American Middle Economic Classes downward, they fight like Crazed Wild Cats against__ They fight Tooth and Nail against BENEFITS for the People of the United States of America.
Economic Classism is like when some Rich Congress People of the U.S. vote for Billions of Dollars annually for Military Weapons that kill and destroy and Billions and Millions of Dollars to be sent to other Countries, and yet, for the American Middle Economic Classes downward, they fight like Crazed Wild Cats against__ They fight Tooth and Nail against BENEFITS for the People of the United States of America.
Insurance CEO’s should not be allowed to sleep at night. That is their reward that money can’t buy.
Wow way to stereotype.
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for ONE people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and EQUAL station to which the Laws of Nature and of Natures God ENTITLE them, a Decent Respect to the opinions of HUMANKIND requires that they should declare the CAUSES which impel them to the separation.-”from FOR PROFIT CANNIBALS!
SINGLE PAYER OR DIE BROKE!
research HR 676…
Congress is on solid Constitutional ground in expanding health insurance coverage in essentially any fashion that is politically and socially feasible.
The individual mandate may well be odious for other reasons without a strong public option, it basically forces everyone to become a customer of a private insurance monopoly. But constitutionality aint one of em.
All the Repugs love the Tenth Amendment, which is usually what they are referring to when they call something unconstitutional (except for, of course, gun control). It says, The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” I’m not a constitutional scholar, but I am not aware of any otherwise valid laws being struck down by the Supreme Court on the basis of that Amendment.
you want health care but you’re gonna get screwed.
Because health care is a right to all Americans. This issue goes beyond democracy or socialism or communism. It’s the right to continue to live.
No, their media is more truthful. Americans are stupid because their media outlets host liars and lunatics.
You’re right kipptumor. The British and Canadians are more civilized than Americans. Americans are barbarians.
Watch a new documentary called Money Driven Medicine …on PBS, August 28th 2009
The words “socialism” or “unconstitutional”, are bogus. The Medical industry spends $1.4 million A DAY, of YOUR PREMIUMS, to defeat the people’s wishes, this health care reform inititive!
I was denied coverage for new dentures because it was, “cosmetic”. Cosmetic? Do you mind if I eat? I’ve been paying insurance premiums for over forty years.
The CEOs think $10 million a year is not too much. Who are these people? The constitution provides for the “people’s welfare” and “common good”.
How so?
Bottom line, it is unconstitutional.
You are delusional….socialized medicine is where both supply and demand is controlled by the government.
Reagan’s propoganda was taken directly from the PR books of corporations.
In canada, our doctors are private…only the insurance is public.
They are pushing so hard becuase unless the supply is more competitive and the demand side offers a more affordable, collectivized insurance, healthcare will collapse.
You won’t here the dems breath a word of truth because power is the cure. They want to control the masses, Teddy Roosevelt first proposed national health insurance in 1912, FDR proposed it again in the 1930s. Harry Truman proposed it again in the 1940s. They’ve been waiting along time for this progressive power holy grail issue, healthcare is the way to pure Socialism, Reagan was warning of this as far back as the 60s. Oh, let’s not forget Hillarycare.
Why are they pushing it so hard?
Hang the bastards.
You only need to look at the economies of Canada or England and ask yourself “how come their economies have not ground to a halt after so many years of this “dangerous socialist” health care system. Or “why do they live an average of three years longer than Americans” with this “socialized” system. Maybe a for-prifit police or fire department would be appealing to these right-wing turds, or a for-profit library? – Because that would make them the mafia & a used book store.
Human beings ARE NOT numbers. You cannot calculate the value of a human life some kind of speculative arithmetic.
this may all be true, but I still don’t want a single-payer option which will eventually happen with the incentives now in the bill.
wow, way to give lip service to the other side of the debate.
Watching this debate play out from Canada is sad. The blatant lies that Americans have been told about our health care system would be funny if they weren’t so full of evil intent.
Sadly, there is no hope that Obama will have the courage to confront and shame the many members of congress who have been bought and paid for by the health care industry.
Meanwhile, Canada (along with most civilized countries) will continue to enjoy the competitive advantage of universal health care.
Medicare or quest is their and payed for by us, but now i am dying of throat cancer and cant get medical coverage. Government greed is killing Americans
its your onw fault dell with it god ever one in this world is crying to the goverment about everthing i mean back in the day were there was no mediecare they all right cause us savages are no to represent watch we are konow
USA people pay 7000 $ a year for every citizen on Health Care what they are getting 50.000.000 uninsured This is goverment number and they lie. Do they have the best care — NO.
People in USA are dumb as HELL – they are protesting Universal Health Care bill but when goverment bailed out BILLIONAIRES in Wall Street nobody was protesting. This is scary fact.
USA people already paying for health care THEY are not getting it.
@aviomaster “people in USA deserve universal health care system” No they don’t. They’re too stupid to deserve it.
Hello Emily & viewers of this video, I have a request and as this moving story appears to be a good place to reach the people I’m looking for, I hope it’s okay that I post here.
I’m an actor & theatre practitioner in London, currently working on a verbatim project on the AMERICAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM and needing willing participants to share their views & experiences. Please click my Channel for more info. I’m looking forward to hearing from you, Emily, or any page visitor. Thanks.
sounds very nice ,but no change whatsoever,because you still be insured and wouldnt get the treatment ,same as it is now in your case,besides who is going to pay for all this ?just make the insurance liable for their contracts that they close with people,thats all what it takes
i did not know the usa actualy has hospitals?
Poor Man Denied health Care in McCook
seen on donze52
Ask yourself WHY is it that the pieces of SHIT at AIG get bonuses paid for by US Taxpayers? These insurance companies have HMOs that cause insureds to die. Have Preferred Repair Facilities that insureds and victims of insureds are steered towards and told LIES that IF they do not use PRF auto claim will NOT be paid. Plus Preferred Contractor Programs for property damage. Same insurer pays CEO $14 million! WTF for? These people FAILED and AIG and banks should go BANKRUPT. I am gonna be a PA.
@crowsonguy The old Mark would have said: I Hope U And Your Daughter Die. If she comes from U maybe I still mean that. Though I hope your daughter survives and I hope YOU DIE because the earth would be improved IF YOU NO LONGER WERE WALKING UPON IT. I R A PIECE OF SHIT
I sympathise, as my daughter was denied. But this video is too long, and gets less dramatic as it goes on.
20,000 americans die yearly because they are denied healthcare. Insurance CEO’s make money by DENYING CLAIMS not by saving lives. Why would anyone trust the greedy selfish filthy rich that live off of our premiums and by letting us die.
STOP PAY OR DIE SYSTEM
This is like modern Eugenics…the republicans are fighting to let poor and working class die off.
OUR PREMIUMS PAY FOR THEIR LUXURIES.
I subbed and saved this to favs! This is reality and people don’t realize this. Insurance companies are ruling the doctors. I think we can have Universal Health Care if it is done right. I don’t like that Medicare will be cut. Also, ssi will not have a cost of living increase allocated for the next 2 yrs. Many people don’t qualify for Medical Assistance which in PA is highly funded for food stamps, drug and dental coverage. Why should the elderly suffer? In PA they even give out cell phones.
Blue Dog Max Baucus has received $2,797,381 from the health sector and $1,170,313 from the insurance sector. Ummm? Does that tell you anything? I am going to every Max video, and every health care reform video on YouTube and getting this out there! Please do write, email, fax, or call his office to make sure that he understands that we will expose him totally if he does not get on board here!
I want big business out of my medical care
got insurance it does not pay for it all as it hope your kids do not get sick, then when they become adults health insurance companies wil not cover them
hi emily know how you fell
3 months ago found out that I got parkinsons Diease
got blue cross blue shield of Florida, they want pay for specialist, want pay for all of the pysical thearpy I need, meds are high have to cut them in hafl
had to go out of work for medical reason
having to apply for disability
worked 32 years sometimes 2 jobs had plan on working until 65 but now 48 cannot hardly do anything
I suppose 2nd rate is better than not being able to afford anything. For years I did not have employer provided health insurance and I was up to $800 per month….just for me….alone
hey inkey2: DID YOU KNOW… that the “number one” reason that European citizens have a lower standard of life than their American counterparts is because of the huge amounts of taxes imposed on them to pay for second rate health care that they themselves might never have to use? health insurance might be sucky, but I’d rather have those leeches sucking at my blood then the US government, an institution that is renowned for fucking up.
how, oh you are right america is inacpable to at being better at this than every other western nation, hey sheple, slaughter time
Thanks for posting these names and figures. All of those mentioned are scum in the pockets of the insurance companies. Baucus is nothing but republican lite!
Heres a rundown of money that the people who are blocking real reform in health care have received from the health care industry:
Specter ($4,02m)
Baucus ($2,8m)
McConnell ($2.7m)
When you take a look at Big Insurance, the non-presidential candidates who got biggest legalized bribes were the 7 senators tasked with the job of killing single-payer:
Nelson ($1.1m)
Baucus ($1.1m)
Lieberman ($1.03m)
Specter ($1.03m)
Schumer ( $0.98m)
McConnell ($0.93m)
Grassley ($0.88m)
to micahtv: DID YOU KNOW…that the “number one” reason for personal bankruptcy in the USA is “medical expences”. This is a statistical fact. I don’t see how socialized medicine could be any worse than what we have now. It is getting to the point where Americans just can’t afford to ever be sick. In fact……the best thing that could happen to a sick American is to “drop dead quickly” to avoid all the suffering and financial devestation
It WILL be worse if America changes to socialized medicine!
So instead of insurance providers regulating healthcare we’re going to have the government do it. Doesn’t really sound like much of a difference.
No more Profit$ over People!
NADER/Gonzalez are for single-payer Health Care
so ALL Americans will have it and the MAJORITY want.
NO more PAY-or-DIE Healthcare $ystem!
18,000 Americans WILL DIE next year who lack access to health care!
47 Million Americans HAVE NO health care!
Vote Nader/Gonzalez ’08!