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American hospitals : healing a broken system / producer/director, Vincent Mondillo ; writers, Richard Master, Vincent Mondillo ; [produced by the Unfinished Business Foundation].
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hospitals--Economic aspects--United States.
- Hospitals.
- Medical care, Cost of--United States.
- Medical care, Cost of.
- United States.
- Genre:
- documentary film.
- Documentary films
- Nonfiction films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition:
- 2023 educational release
- Distribution:
- [United States] : [Collective Eye], [2023]
- Language Note:
- English dialogue.
- System Details:
- DVD-R, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- "American Hospitals examines the economic incentives of an industry that is charging outrageous fees while sitting on billions of dollars in accumulated cash - while 100 million Americans suffer from medical debt. Hospitals are the driving force that makes the average cost of a family health insurance policy exceed $22,000, plus additional out-of-pocket expenses for deductibles and copays in the many thousands of dollars. The film is based on in-depth research and interviews with two dozen nationally recognized experts in hospital administration, healthcare economics and policy, as well as patients and physicians affected by the merger-mania now prevalent in the field of American healthcare."--Distributor's website.
- Health care has a stranglehold on the US economy, dominating our annual national spending with unsustainable, out-of-control growth that dangerously outpaces our country's economic growth. Of the $4.5 trillion Americans will spend on health care this year, hospitals will grab the biggest share nearly one of every three dollars. That's triple the amount Americans spend on prescription drugs. Yet hospitals have avoided the scrutiny of lawmakers and the media while extracting massive amounts of revenue from their communities with little accountability regarding cost and expansion. As journalist and New York Times best-selling author Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal says in the movie, "Hospitals get off scot-free." American Hospitals examines the economic incentives of an industry that is charging outrageous fees while sitting on billions of dollars in accumulated cash while 100 million Americans suffer from medical debt. Hospitals are the driving force that makes the average cost of a family health insurance policy exceed $22,000, plus additional out-of-pocket expenses for deductibles and copays in the many thousands of dollars.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Janet Peters.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Paul Van Haute; editor, Henry Nevison.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as a documentary film in 2021.
- Wide screen.
- Theatrical release by 8 Above.
- ©2023 Unfinished Business Foundation.
- Stated duration of film on container is 66 minutes.
- OCLC:
- 1404461005
- Publisher Number:
- 702338049071
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