Sick By Design: Why America Needs Universal Healthcare
A Book About the Human Cost of American Healthcare
Americans die each year from lack of insurance.
These are preventable deaths – not from disease, but from a system that chooses profit over people.
Only 25% of American women have access to paid maternity leave, leaving millions to give birth with no time to recover or bond.
We claim to support families, but our policies say otherwise.
Of all personal bankruptcies in the U.S. are tied to medical issues -including bills, lost income, and lack of insurance.
Behind every bankruptcy is a story of fear, illness, and impossible choices.
Americans, nearly 1 in 3 adults, are saddled with some form of medical debt, from unpaid ER visits to surprise bills and collections.
Medical debt is the most common form of debt in collections – even more than credit cards or utilities.
Sick By Design is a gripping investigation into how the American healthcare system came to be what it is today, and why millions continue to fall through the cracks.
Weaving together forgotten history, real stories, and sharp insight, this book uncovers the policies, profits, and power plays that shaped a system built to fail. It’s not just about healthcare – it’s about who gets cared for, and who gets left behind.