Dennis Kucinich: “at least 30 percent of the $3.2 trillion spent annually for health care in the United States goes to the for- profit…”

“at least 30 percent of the $3.2 trillion spent annually for health care in the United States goes to the for- profit system while 50 million Americans, many of them working, are without health insurance. About $660 billion goes for corporate profits, executive salaries, stock options, advertising, marketing, and the cost of paperwork. If we took all that money and we put it into a public health system, a national health care plan, we would have enough money to cover everything for everyone, all medically necessary care, including dental care, vision care, mental health care, prescription drug and long-term care. Health care is a big money maker for corporate America, however, and people we know can't afford necessary health care because premiums, co- pays, and deductibles keep going up. About half of the bankruptcies in America are health-care related. It is time for this country to break free of the shackles of the insurance companies, and we can do that by Members of Congress supporting H.R. 676, the Conyers-Kucinich-McDermott bill, which calls for a universal health care plan where all people are conferred and, finally, we meet the moral challenge that this country has of providing health care for all. ____________________”