People are ready to say, 'Yes, we are ready for single-payer health insurance.' We are the only industrialized country in the world that does not have national health insurance. We are the richest in wealth and the poorest in health of all the industrial nations. Studs Terkel countryhealthindustrial share on social
Whenever we feel stressed out, that's a signal that our brain is pumping out stress hormones. If sustained over months and years, those hormones can ruin our health and make us a nervous wreck. Daniel Goleman brainfeelhealth Change image and share on social
There's an opportunity for the pharmacist to play a much greater role in health care, especially with what we have going on in this country with the shortage of primary-care physicians. Gregory Wasson carecountrygreat Change image and share on social
I have voted to repeal the president's health care law and will continue to advocate for its repeal. Additionally, I will push for critical reforms that focus on controlling costs and empowering patients within the health care system. Brett Guthrie additionallyadvocatecare share on social
Health care in Denmark is universal, free of charge and high quality. Everybody is covered as a right of citizenship. Bernie Sanders carechargecitizenship Change image and share on social
As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Pythagoras animalbeingcontinue Change image and share on social
American healthcare faces a crisis in quality. There is a dangerous divide between the potential for the high level of quality care that our health system promises and the uneven quality that it actually delivers. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey americancarecrisis share on social
And it was back in the mid-1980s, and as I point out in a piece, that was when we are spending about eight percent of our gross domestic product on health care. And even then, we had the impression that so much of the excessive, aggressive medical treatment that took place at the end of life was not only unnecessary but it was cruel. Richard Dooling 1980saggressiveback share on social
There should not be one new dime in tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires as long as millions of children in America are poor, hungry, uneducated and without health coverage. Marian Wright Edelman americabillionairebreak Change image and share on social
We need a new health care architecture that will reduce costs, improve outcomes, and protect vulnerable persons. Jeff Fortenberry architecturecarecost Change image and share on social