Resources and Links for Universal Health Care - Single Payer
California Groups for California Universal Health Care Act, SB 810: Single Payer Plan
National Groups for US Congress Single Payer Plan: HR 676, Senate Bill
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International Comparisons
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NPR series on Healthcare for All Exploration of Germany, France, Netherlands, UK, Switzerland.
Interactive site: Has comparative charts and graphs; submit your story online!
- Frontline’s “Sick Around the World”
Reid Tucker’s fabulous exploration of how other leading industrialized
nations, Britain, Germany, Switzerland, Japan and Taiwan provide
universal healthcare, when the United States does not.
Length: 52 minutes total. Viewers can watch each country in its own segment.
Other Links and YouTube Videos
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Prom!
This is a great 8-minute long video explaining single-payer.
While it is somewhat outdated (2004) and it focuses on the “Uninsured” -- rather than the needs of all residents for affordable, reliable healthcare -- it is a wonderful teaching tool.
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Fire Fighters!
This is a one-minute dark humor video on the startling premise of what a disaster it would be
if fire fighters followed the same incentives as healthcare financing!
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A Woman’s
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