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Selected Books on the Subject of Health Care

"The Big Three Unresolved Issues that neither party has much to say about
[are] jobs, education, and health care." — columnist Marc Cooper

"Health care premiums have gone up 90% in the last six years." — John Edwards

"The United States currently spends 16% of its gross domestic product on health care."
The Atlantic Monthly, June 2006

"If you count the cost of healthcare as a tax, Americans are the highest-taxed country in the world."
— caller Brian on the Bill Press radio show (in 2007)


"The Agnew Clinic" (1889) by American painter Thomas Eakins [1844-1916]            the guys running your H.M.O.            "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tuip" (1632) by Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn [1606-69]


Links

HR 676 Medicare for All Act {introduced Jan 2007}
Single Payer Now! [est. 1994] in California
American Association for Health Freedom [est. 1992]
"Sugar Shock" book [2006] & website
Physicians For Social Responsibility [est. 1961]
A.M.A.'s 'Voice For The Uninsured' program
Drug Policy Alliance [est. 2000]
NurseCorner "To uphold the ideals of nursing" [est. 1/2008]
Defective Drugs information website

Occupational Health & Safety Administration [est. 1971]

Selected Books on the Subject of Health Care




Health  Care  Film  Festival (A to Z)

"And The Band Played On" [H.B.O. Sept 1993]
And the Band Played On documentary film   A look at the early history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the policy mistakes that allowed the disease to get out of hand and spread around the world. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode; starring Matthew Modine, Alan Alda, Patrick Bauchau, Nathalie Baye, Phil Collins, Bud Cort, David Dukes, Richard Gere, Glenne Headly, Anjelica Huston, Swoosie Kurtz, Steve Martin, Richard Masur, Ian McKellen, Saul Rubinek, Charles Martin Smith, Lily Tomlin & B.D. Wong
H.B.O. Home Video color DVD [6/2001] for $9.99
H.B.O. Home Video color VHS [5/94] out of prodn/many used
Varese Sarabande soundtrack CD [9/93] out of prodn/used
full credits from IMDb
And the Band Played On book by Randy Shilts  
"And The Band Played On: Politics, People & The AIDS Epidemic" [1987]
by Randy Shilts

St.Martin's Griffin 20th Anniversary 8x6½ pb [11/2007] for $11.53
St.Martin's Press hardcover [11/87] out of print/many, many used

"Bigger,  Stronger,  Faster *">  [Magnolia Pictures May 2008]
Bigger Stronger Faster movie poster  {The asterisk in the title refers to subtitle "The Side Effects of Being American"} An in-depth investigation into the use of steroids & other performance-enhancing drugs in America, and the American 'win at all cost' culture. Co-written, directed & hosted by Chris Bell; featuring Mark & Mike & Rosemary & Sheldon Bell, with interviews & archival footage of sports stars, body builders, movie stars & politicians; nominated for Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival
video/DVD not yet available
full credits from IMDb
official movie site

"Coma"  [M.G.M. Jan 1978]
full credits from IMDb

"The  Doctor"  [Touchstone July 1991]
full credits from IMDb

"Extraordinary  Measures"  [C.B.S. Films Jan 2010]  
Extraordinary Measures movie starring Harrison Ford & Brendan Fraser   Inspired by the true story of a man who defied conventional wisdom and great odds, and risked his family's future to pursue a cure for his children's obscure and life-threatening disease. Co-produced by & starring Harrison Ford; directed by Tom Vaughan; screenplay by Robert Nelson Jacobs, based on a book by Geeta Anand {below}; also starring Brendan Fraser, Keri Russell, Meredith Droeger, Diego Velazquez, Sam Hall & Jared Harris
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available; full credits at IMDbofficial movie site
The Cure book by Geeta Anand  "The Cure: How A Father Raised $100 Million - And Bucked The Medical Establishment - In A Quest To Save His Children" [2006]
by Geeta Anand

HarperCollins 9x6 pb [12/2009] for $10.87  
Wm. Morrow 9x6¼ hardcover [8/2006] out of print/many used
Chasing Miracles book John & Aileen Crowley  "Chasing Miracles: The Crowley Family Journey of Strength, Hope  
& Joy" [2010]
by John F. Crowley, Foreword by Aileen Crowley

Newmarket Press 8x5¼ hardcover [2/2010] for $15.61

"The  Future  of  Food" documentary
[Cinema Libre Studio Sept 2005]
Future of Food docu film   An in-depth investigation into the unlabeled, patented, genetically-modified foods that have quietly been placed on the shelves of U.S. supermarkets.
Co-produced, written & directed by Deborah Koons Garcia
Arts Alliance America letterbox color DVD [11/2007] for $21.99
full credits from IMDb
official movie site

"The  Hospital"  [United Artists Dec 1971]
full credits from IMDb

"One  Flew  Over  The  Cuckoo's  Nest"
[United Artists Nov 1975]
Cuckoo's Nest video  
Cuckoo's Nest movie poster  
The first movie since 1934 to win all 5 top Oscars. Considered Nicholson's best all-time performance, he plays R.P. McMurphy, who tries to avoid jail time by feigning madness, leading to a tragic yet life-affirming end. Directed by Milos Forman; based on the book by Ken Kesey; starring Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Brad Dourif, Will Sampson, Scatman Crothers, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd, Sydney Lassick & Vincent Schiavelli; won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Script/Adaptation, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor (JN), nominated for Best Actor (BD), Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Score; won DGA, WGA & 6 BAFTA awards; listed on National Film Registry (1993)
Warner Special Edition DVD [9/2002] for $19.99
Warner widescreen DVD [12/97] for $15.99
Warner color VHS [3/2001] for $13.74
Fantasy soundtrack CD [10/93] for $10.97
full credits from IMDb
11"x17" white poster from Amazon for $9.99
11"x17" black/Oscar poster from Amazon for $9.99
Cuckoo's Nest book   classic 1962 novel by Ken Kesey [1935-2001]
listed on Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Novels (10/2005)
NAL pb [7/89] for $6.99
Viking 9¼x6¼ hardcover [1/2002] for $24.95
Penguin Audio read by Ken Kesey [12/93] for $11.20
Blackstone UNABR audio CD [4/2000] for $72.00

"Sicko"  [Weinstein/Dog Eat Dog June 2007]
poster of Michael Moore's Sicko movie   Moore compares the failed American health care system with that of Canada & Cuba. Official tasgline: "A comedy about 45 million people with no health care in the richest country on earth."
Co-produced, written & directed by and starring gadfly filmmaker Michael Moore
Weinstein Company color DVD [11/2007] for $19.99
full credits from IMDb
official movie site





News Items

Ian Williams, in The Washington Spectator
June 2008

          In 2005, Taiwan's successful and efficient single-payer health care system cost 6.2% of G.D.P. compared with 16.2% for the U.S. In 2003, Taiwan spent less than $800 per person for health care, compared with a U.S. level of approximately $5,500. (By 2005, U.S. health care spending had increased 6.9% to $6,697 per person.)



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