Community health centers serve roughly 25 million people. We believe our bill will double that number,write senators Bernie Sanders and James E ClyburnToday in America, we have a major crisis in primary healthcare. Tens of millions of people, and including many with health insurance,are unable to access a doctor or a dentist when they need one. The result is that patients suffer unnecessarily and become sicker than they should. Some cessation up at expensive emergency rooms and some in hospitals. Our healthcare system wastes billions of dollars on expensive care that could be avoided with a strong primary care system. Related: 'Every day until we know it's dead': how people are fighting GOP healthcare bill Related: 'I don’t understand why people have to struggle': views on healthcare in Trump country Related: Trumpcare isn't well-liked. But universal healthcare would be | Kate Aronoff Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com