Health care in the United States Quotes

“American Medical Association”

“Abortion in the United States”

“COVID-19 pandemic in the United States”

“Our demand for Medicare for All must be stronger than Big Pharma lobbyists.”

“At common law, physicians actually had no duty to treat any patient at all, even in an emergency.”

“We believe that the healthcare system is a uniquely American calamity that is undermining American lives.”

“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane.”

“United States profile from the World Health Organization”

“In the absence of a statute, a physician is under no obligation to engage in practice or to accept professional employment.”

“Did you know that of the 14 states with the highest number of painkiller prescriptions per person, they all went for Trump?”

“Wikipedia: Health care in the United States”

“Wikicommons: Healthcare in the United States”

“We are the richest country in the world. We spend more on health care than any other country. Yet we have the worst health care in the Western world. Come on. We can do better than this.”

“To better understand racial injustice in the anti-abortion movement, remember that American hospitals barred the admission of African Americans both in terms of practice and as patients.”

“National Center for Health Statistics from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)”

“Those naysayers who say free, high quality, and comprehensive health care is too expensive under socialism have not evaluated the cost savings – to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars a year – that will come from eliminating the corporate class.”

“It doesn’t say rest on your laurels, but to keep on pushing. In this work, sometimes you get heavy criticism. People do say ugly things, ‘You just want money.’ I just want other people to have health care. You know, Jesus healed everybody and never charged a co-pay.”

“Homer Simpson: America's health care system is second only to Japan … Canada, Sweden, Great Britain … well, all of Europe. But you can thank your lucky stars we don't live in Paraguay!”

“The New York State Department of Health appeared to announce this week that non-white New Yorkers would receive priority over whites in receiving “extremely limited” Covid-19 therapies for people at risk.”

“Criticism should not be focused on Nazi Germany alone but extend beyond to include physicians in democratic countries, as well. Physicians outside Germany before the war, in the United States in particular were well aware of the evolving racist thrust of the health care system. They chose to remain silent.”