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Durango premiere showing of Healing US. – Posted October 9, 2023

Colorado Healthcare Coalition will present a showing of the film Healing US at the Durango Public Library on Tuesday, October 17 from 6 PM to 8PM. This event is free. There will be time for questions and discussion after the film.

Come and learn:

  • How Medicare for All is much cheaper than what we have now
  • About the devastation the lack of universal health care has imposed on thousands upon thousands of people in the U. S

Watch the trailer at this link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PI92D82b1w

Durango premiere showing of American Hospitals. – Posted July 15, 2023

Colorado Healthcare Coalition will present a showing of the film American Hospitals at the Durango Public Library on Thursday, August 3 from 6 PM to 8PM. This event is free. There will be time for questions and discussion after the film.

Come and learn:

  • Why safety net hospitals and rural hospitals are at risk of closing or eliminating services
  • Why hospitals focus on high tech care instead of primary care
  • How rising hospital costs contribute to lower wages
  • Why Maryland has the lowest hospital costs in the U.S.

NPR News reports on woman battling cancer and bill collectors. – Posted July 9, 2022

How the cost of cancer treatment is driving Americans into debt : Shots – Health News : NPR

Bernie Sanders reintroduces Medicare for All bill in the Senate – Posted May 12, 2022

NEWS: Sanders Introduces Medicare for All with 14 Colleagues in the Senate » Senator Bernie Sanders

She Was Told Surgery Would Cost About $1,300. Then the Bill Came: $229,000. – May 22, 2022