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Donna Smith

American SiCKO, Founder of American Patients for Universal Health Care

Donna Smith is one of the "stars" of Michael Moore's documentary "SiCKO" and Founder of American Patients for Universal Health Care. Click here to contact Ms. Smith and Healthcare-NOW.

5 pieces

Commentary

We Have Dead Bodies, So Where’s Our Outrage? – Single-Payer Healthcare – Part 33

By Donna Smith

The current issue is always free to everyone With more than 50 Americans dead every day due to a lack of adequate health care, the health care reform movement has all the dead bodies it needs to meet the demands of an outraged public. Yet the movement for true health care reform does not yet…

The current issue is always free to everyone With more than 50 Americans dead every day due to a lack of adequate health care, the health…

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Commentary

While Congress Breaks for Holidays, 2,300 More Sick Americans Will Die

By Donna Smith

The current issue is always free to everyone Disgusting. That’s all I could think as I watched today in early October as Republican Congressman Roy Blunt and Democratic Congressman Steny Hoyer planned to recess the U.S. House of Representatives by Nov. 16th with the goal to stay recessed until well after Christmas. Wow, nice work…

The current issue is always free to everyone Disgusting. That’s all I could think as I watched today in early October as Republican Congressman Roy Blunt…

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Commentary

Single-Payer Healthcare – Part 30: When Will the Patients Be Invited to Dine?

By Donna Smith

The current issue is always free to everyone It’s worse than being a lap-dog. No matter what station in life or educational degrees or talents any American may have held before he or she fell victim to the health care crisis in this nation, inclusion in the national debate – the real national debate in…

The current issue is always free to everyone It’s worse than being a lap-dog. No matter what station in life or educational degrees or talents any…

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Commentary

Single-Payer Healthcare – Part 26: On Faith and Universal Health Care

By Donna Smith

The current issue is always free to everyone Donna Smith is one of the “stars” of SiCKO, whose family became medically bankrupt, even though both she and her husband both always carried health insurance. Then he had three heart attacks and she had cancer…and the insurance companies bailed out. Is universal health care the right…

The current issue is always free to everyone Donna Smith is one of the "stars" of SiCKO, whose family became medically bankrupt, even though both she…

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Commentary

Single-Payer Healthcare – Part 25: House Testimony on Medical Debt and Bankruptcy

By Donna Smith

Donna Smith is one of the “stars” of SiCKO whose family became medically bankrupt even though both she and her husband both always carried health insurance. Then he had three heart attacks and she had cancer…and the insurance companies bailed out. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Since 2003, House Resolution 676, Medicare for All, has been open…

Donna Smith is one of the "stars" of SiCKO whose family became medically bankrupt even though both she and her husband both always carried health insurance.…

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