Ep. 68 - The Argument for Universal Healthcare

Think Progressively

On this episode, we break down the challenges of the United States' current healthcare system and make the argument for why we need universal healthcare. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:

• Republican Josh Hawley fled January 6 rioters – and Twitter ran with it
• Some who think 2020's election was stolen are going door-to-door to audit the results
• These are the 47 House Republicans who voted for a bill protecting marriage equality
• Bill might actually pass through the filibuster in the Senate
• Marco Rubio called it "stupid waste of time" in front of openly gay Senator Tammy Baldwin
• Ted Cruz echoed Clarence Thomas in saying the Supreme Court was wrong in Obergefell decision
• Golden State Warriors star Andrew Wiggins says he regrets getting vaccine so he could play
• Health Care Costs per Person by Country for 2022 Top 10
• 9.2% of Americans do not have health insurance, compared to 0.2% average for the rest of the modern industrialized world
• Health expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in selected countries in 2020
• Consultations with doctors
• Harvard Magazine article in May-June of 2020 by David Cutler
• Universal Health Care Could Have Saved More Than 330,000 U.S. Lives during COVID
• https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2200536119
• Small-Business Owners’ Views on Health Coverage and Costs
• A 2020 review found that insured patients paid nearly double the rate of Medicare patients across all hospital services
• No other sector of the U.S. economy spends more on lobbying than the healthcare sector does, according to OpenSecrets