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The Devastating Effects of the American Healthcare System.
It’s time to call the big pharma and health insurance industries what they are.
Like never before the failure of the American system of healthcare has been a subject of conversation across the nation, and naturally the democratic politicians in particular have been pressured to address it (thanks to Bernie Sanders).
As the topic of healthcare continues to grow more and more commonplace it’s beginning to sink in just how brutal and inhumane our system actually is. Whether we’re discussing pharmaceutical companies or the health insurance industry, we have to acknowledge the extent of how their money driven operations are actually impacting the American people.
By definition, a corporation has an inherent necessity to expand their profits. For health insurance and pharmaceutical companies, their profits come at the most detrimental expense to the masses. It boggles the mind that people are losing their cars, their credit, life savings, their homes, and their lives because a corporation has determined that their inability to afford coverage means their lives are of absolutely no value.
If you ignore the severe abdominal pain and avoid going to the emergency room because the deductible is too high, what does it matter to…
