Delay in healthcare reform is deadly

Nearly 45,000 people die in the United States each year primarily because they lack health insurance and can not get good care, Harvard Medical School researchers found in an analysis released on Thursday. According to the study, American adults age 64 and younger who lack health insurance have a 40 percent higher risk of death than those who have coverage. Every 12 minutes, the opponents of universal healthcare have more blood on their hands. How many more must die? [full story]