The Health Advocate

Most agree the US health system is broken but few agree on how to fix it. 47 million Americans don’t have health insurance and if you do not have insurance or plenty of money you cannot get medical care.

We the People begins a new series looking at the issues in this year’s US presidential campaign by travelling to the Denver health facility in Colorado. the goal is to provide those even without insurance with stable health care.

Is this the best model for the rest of the nation?

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Watch and Share this Compelling New Video Short:

“Broken Levees, Broken Lives”…the Post-Katrina Focus on Health

Three years after Hurricane Katrina, the people of New Orleans are still waiting…

Even though flooding only occurred in the basement, which was cleaned up and ready to reopen in October of 2005, the famous Charity Hospital in New Orleans remains closed in 2008 as the Louisiana State University (LSU) systems office and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) squabble over plans to build a newer, prettier hospital—a project which would take years and millions of dollars to complete while Charity stands empty.

Meanwhile, the people of NOLA rely heavily on free health clinics, or wait in long lines to be seen at smaller remaining hospitals while their health deteriorates. Many Americans are unaware that Charity is the second-largest hospital in the nation, and had been serving as the primary trauma center for all of southern Louisiana. They also may be unaware, as Dr. James Moises highlights in the video, that there is a national trend to close public hospitals like Charity, marking the end of our public health safety net as we know it.

Will America be ready for the next disaster?

“We’re still not prepared,” says Kim Lange, a New Orleans native and nurse practitioner featured in the video. “We need a national healthcare system that has the capability of stepping in at the time of impact and providing the healthcare services needed.”

Regardless of age, socioeconomic status, religion, cultural background, or race, we all must face the fears of illness, aging, and death. Guaranteed universal healthcare for everyone in America is the only compassionate solution!

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* Sign our online petition for HR 676

* Donate to NOLA’s free health clinics

* Join the RNRN Disaster Relief Network

* Tell us your own healthcare story

TAKE ACTION at:
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Related News:

Fixing Charity is the faster, cheaper option, study says
But state supporting brand-new hospital
The Times-Picayune 08/21/08

http://www.calnurses.org/media-center/in-the-news/2008/august/fixing-charity-is-the-faster-cheaper-option-study-says.html

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New Orleans braces for hurricane Gustav on Katrina anniversary
Times Online 08/28/08

http://www.calnurses.org/media-center/in-the-news/2008/august/new-orleans-braces-for-hurricane-on-katrina-anniversary.html

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Three Years Post-Katrina, New Orleans in Healthcare Crisis and Bracing for Gustav - Nurses release anniversary video documenting the crisis
CNA/NNOC Press Release 08/28/08

http://www.calnurses.org/media-center/press-releases/2008/august/three-years-post-katrina-new-orleans-faces-growing-healthcare-crisis.html

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A CNA/NNOC Presentation

Colette Washington, Producer / Director

Jay Johnson, Cinematographer / Editor

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The truth about Barack Obama.

Barack Obama and Health Care explored by ObamaTruth.org - ObamaTruth.org presents the latest investigative videos on the life and politics of Michelle and Barack Obama.

http://www.obamatruth.org/

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Most agree the US health system is broken but few agree on how to fix it. 47 million Americans don’t have health insurance and if you do not have insurance or plenty of money you cannot get medical care.

We the People begins a new series looking at the issues in this year’s US presidential campaign by travelling to the Denver health facility in Colorado. the goal is to provide those even without insurance with stable health care.

Is this the best model for the rest of the nation?

Duration : 0:10:57

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Everybody’s got a stupid health care plan. Why should the Jackie ‘08 campaign be any different?

http://www.redstateupdate.com

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SACRAMENTO, CA–David Welch is an RN and a patient who was denied health insurance because of minor skin cancer on his nose. This story, of an upper middle class white male nurse, shows how virtually anyone can be denied healthcare, and further illustrates the need for a universal healthcare system such as AB 840 in California and HR 676 nationally.

Video by: Colette Washington & Jay Johnson

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Dr. Hui explains what managed care organizations are, and their relationship to the current health care crisis in the U.S.

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http://www.pinkyshow.org/

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Before there was ‘SiCKO’ there was ‘TV Nation.’

Check out The Health Care Olympics with color commentators Bob Costas and Ahmad Rashad as the U.S. competes with Canada and Cuba in the sport of health care.

More sportsmanship at http://www.michaelmoore.com/ .

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