WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 45,000 people die in the United States each year -- one every 12 minutes -- in large part because they lack health insurance and can not get good care...
This is significantly more than previous numbers I've been quoting. 3,750 every month. More than were killed on 9/11 -- every month. Where's the tearful singing on the steps of the Capitol? Where's the swift action from Congress? Where's the public outrage and the melodramatic celebrity television specials?