3: Why Does Universal Health Care Still Not Exist in America?

Guest Information
Collin Stackhouse (He/They), Communications Coordinator, Health Care for All Oregon
Website: https://www.hcao.org/
Instagram: @healthcareforalloregon
BlueSky: @healthcareforallor.bsky.social
Reddit: @healthcare4alloregon

Recording and Production
Production Studio: Sasquatch Media Grounds @sasquatchmediagrounds
Original Music: Rainezra @rainezra and Vews @pointofvews
Audio Editing by: Kye Gilmer @residual_audio

Learn More/Sources
The following materials were referenced or informed this episode. Links are provided for transparency and further reading.

OECD overview
https://www.oecd.org/about/

OECD health system comparisons
https://www.oecd.org/health/health-systems/

Kaiser Family Foundation on medical debt and delayed care
https://www.kff.org/health-costs/

Medical bankruptcy research
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1127305/

Health insurance company profits and earnings
https://www.statista.com/topics/6700/health-insurance-companies-in-the-us/

UnitedHealth Group annual earnings
https://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/investors.html

Insurance claim denials and prior authorization impacts
https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/issue-brief/prior-authorization-in-medicare-advantage/

Affordable Care Act overview
https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/health-policy-101-the-affordable-care-act/

Pre-existing condition protections
https://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/about-the-aca/pre-existing-conditions/index.html

History of U.S. universal health care efforts
https://pnhp.org/a-brief-history-universal-health-care-efforts-in-the-us/

Oregon universal health care efforts
https://www.elderlawanswers.com/can-oregon-launch-universal-health-care-in-the-us-21255

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