Nurses Hold Actions Across Country Demanding Wall Street Transaction Tax « naked capitalism

 Nurses stages protests and demanding a tax on Wall Street.  Follow the link and watch this interview.  The woman makes some great points about how the stress of job loss or income loss can affect health dramatically.  She also says that it is getting worse for the middle class of America as the number of uninsured is up to 50 million and this often leads to people coming into the hospital or to their doctor in much worse condition.  People are making choices because of limited funds and the extremely high cost of health care. 
People end up being sicker when they arrive at the hospital and therefore they usually have take longer for recovery.  There is no such thing as early treatment when you are uninsured. For anyone who has gone without health insurance knows the reality that even though you can get car at the emergency room, you are going to likely get lower quality care if you can't afford to pay or if you have no insurance if only because you will not have any follow up care or return visits to the doctor during your recovery once you leave the hospital. 
This is a smart plan put forth by the nurses and they are going to be the best source for information regarding the health care system and the devastating effects lack of insurance and the increase of stress can have on the public. 

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Nurses Hold Actions Across Country Demanding Wall Street Transaction Tax « naked capitalism