America’s Rural Healthcare Crisis | If Dreams Were Lightning | Full Documentary | Independent Lens

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Spent my career working in inner city OB, never got really rural.So much pain, need… Well done documentary

And hospitals are filled with people who use it like a doctor's office. Also, maternity wards are scarce in parts.

We need Medicare for All. I am so done with the excuses on why we can't have it here in America! Like its taboo or something, but it's ok for Canada and Europe. People blame immigrants or say it costs too much. Well we pay for it now. Only we really pay Big Pharma and lobbyists. Why can't we grant it to Americans only? I feel as a citizen, my taxes should pay for people like Mr. Kiser. This is not ok. And I don't hear any politicians beating down Congress to get it done now.

Does the state offer afforable health care? The market care program is for everyone. I understand that the access to medical professional is an additional issue. Funding for the Affordable Care Act was reduced under the former administration. Texas offers the Gold card and a women health care insurance. What does the state offer the uninsured or underinsured of Virgina?

These people voted for these policies. They chose this and will continue to do so.

Thank you, I needed to see this.

As a healthcare provider in a red state, rural area and as a volunteer for RAM, this is my life. These are my patients and I will never stop trying to help those that need it. The working poor are sorely underserved, there are many elderly that only have Medicare Part A, so yes, they cannot afford medications because that won’t pay for prescription costs. They pay cash or they get assistance on some medications from the pharma company. There is a large amount of ignorance in the comments. These people don’t have cars to get groceries and when they do, they may not have but $4 for gas. They depend on family to bring in food, grow their own or get Meals on Wheels.. the level of poverty in Appalachia is something that most of this country would never be able to survive. These are proud, resilient people that are trying their best to hang on.
There are areas in SW Virginia, Jellico and the areas that have people living with NO running water other than creek beds. If you think I’m kidding then read up on it.
When you donate to charity choose RAM. They go all over the country providing free. FREE dental and medical care to all people. Regardless of who they are or what they make.

The only way to "cure" this problem is to socialize medicine.

The oxycotinn crisis is so much larger than the fentynal crisis, look who Wall Street victimizes pushing their drugs, it's all a distraction, where's the settlment

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My daughters inhaler WITH insurance is $ 360.00 a month. We now get it through Canada Drugs Direct for $68 dollars a month. It takes about 5 weeks to arrive soyouhave toplan ahead. Our dr just sent the script to them. You canalso order cheaper drugs in Mexico.

"If you come here illegally you get more benefits than if you were born here". She voted herself into that position and she doesn't realize it.

This is why healthcare education is so important. Some of the things these women were saying about Medicaid/private insurance are NOT true

Yet another CRISIS. 😮

This is why I'm communist 😊

I guess Jesus is on vacation because he ain't answering nobody's calls lol

In 2020 when hospitals were filled with Covid cases I had to bring my spouse to ER and wait outside. I met a young woman whose husband was also in ER. At about 11 pm she found out her husband was to be admitted.
She had to drive 2 hours up the mountains with dark roads and hairpin curves and sheer mountain drops to get home to the rurals.
I live 15 min from hospital and could not imagine such a drive to get to the hospital.