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In 2008 there were more than 11 million uninsured working age americans with things like heart disease and diabetes, and their lack of insurance was associated with less access to care, early disability, and even early death

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In the US, people are 33% more likely to not have a regular doctor, 25% more likely to have unmet health needs, and are more than 50% more likely to not get the medicines they need, compared to the Canadians who have universal health care.

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The US and Mexico are the only countries of the 34 members of the OECD that do not have universal health care.

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In 2005 the U.S. and members of the World Health Organization signed a document that stated that everyone should have access to health care services and should not suffer financial problems when receiving these services.

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"On Dec. 10, 1948 the United States and 47 other nations signed the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The document stated that "everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of oneself and one's family, including... medical care."

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In a 2011 Commonwealth Fund study, they found the U.S. ranked at the bottom of 16 rich nations in terms of preventable mortality.

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More than 13000 deaths occur each year in those aged 55-64 who are not covered with good health insurance.

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There is a 40% increase risk of death among those uninsured.

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in a study conducted by Harvard researchers in 2009, it estimated as many as 45,000 deaths per year are from people not having health insurance or a way to pay for their health.

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The right to health care could save lives.

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"In 2010 the United Kingdom, another country with a right to health care, managed to provide health care to all citizens while spending just 41.5% of what the United States did per capita. "

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canada, who has a universal health care system, spends half as much on healthcare than the US.

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according to a study, under a sing.e-payer system, where all citizens were guaranteed health care, spending could be cut down by $529 billion in the next year and $1.8 trillion over the next decade due to lowered administrative and prescription costs.

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If we had a universal healthcare system it could lower the cost of health care.

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"The United States, Greece, and Poland are the only countries of the 34 members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that do not have universal health care."

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33 million people in the US do not have health insurance. That is 10.4% of the entire population.

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http://healthcare.procon.org/