The U.S. spends twice as much per person as any other industrialized country in the world on healthcare. But we rank 37th in the world in health care. [See the WHO's World Health Report 2000]
Many Americans have no health insurance--46.6 million nationally and 788,000 in Colorado. Only 54% of workers are covered through their jobs, down from 66% in 1979.
Inadequate healthcare coverage and rising healthcare costs are taking their toll--over one-half of all personal bankruptcy filings are due to disastrous medical bills.
The crisis in healthcare is real and will continue to get worse without fundamental change. Soon, the Colorado legislature will take up the issue of major healthcare reform. Join thousands of your fellow Coloradans in calling for reform that includes universal health care coverage:
