Putting People Before Profits “THE HEALTHCARE MOVIE”

Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 7 pm
Corvallis-Benton County Public Library
645 NW Monroe Avenue, Corvallis

Discussion and Q & A
facilitated by Mid-Valley Health Care Advocates Board Members: Nadine Grzeskowiak, RN and Laurie Labbitt
This documentary provides the real story of how the health care systems in Canada and the United States evolved to be so completely different when at one point they were essentially the same.
Most people under the age of 50, in both countries, are not aware of the intensity of the political struggle that led to the universal medical care system in Canada. Nor are they aware of the public relations campaigns, still active today, that have been prevalent in the United States since the early 1900’s to dissuade the public from supporting national health care.
Produced by Canadian-American couple Laurie Simons and Terry Sterrenberg, The Healthcare Movie reveals the personal and emotional impact on Canadians who now have access to universal health care because of the heroism of people who took a stand nearly 50 years ago. It also reveals the continuing struggle in the United States between the fear of government intervention and the right to quality health care for all people. 

More information about health care costs can be found at the website: http://thehealthcaremovie.net/home/articles/