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Medical Rationing in the US and Canada

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

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Medical Rationing in the US and Canada

Both the U.S. and Canada ration medical services. In the US, rationing is based on ability to pay. Canada rations by under-funding the medical system, bringing inequality through the back door.

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What Happened in Chile: An Analysis of the Health Sector Before, During, and After Allende’s Administration

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

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What Happened in Chile: An Analysis of the Health Sector Before, During, and After Allende’s Administration

by Vicente Navarro - In the early 1970s, Chileans fought for a democratized and inclusive National Health Service. The lessons of that struggle are critical to our fight for universal health care today.

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Blood Money

Sunday, November 23, 2008

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Blood Money

The billions of dollars being lavished on banks and other corporations is blood money. It's available only because people like Heather are being robbed of their kidneys, their health and their lives.

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Wanted: Health Care not Disease Care

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

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Wanted: Health Care not Disease Care

Capitalism cannot deliver genuine health care. A real health-care system would oppose profitable practices like hazardous work, adulterated food, industrial pollution and wars of acquisition. Putting health first requires a fundamentally different social system.

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Profit Parasite Attacks Medical System

Saturday, March 3, 2007

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Profit Parasite Attacks Medical System

In any sane society, there would be no profit in medicine. There would be no profit in any human activity.

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