America Quote by Richard Lamm
“We spend billions on marginal and often unnecessary procedures on people who are in the final dying process, yet we leave millions of Americans out of the health insurance system, and America's kids have the worst dental health in the developed world.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: 1994 National Health Policy Address, Richard Lamm
Massive spending on end‑of‑life care coexists with lack of basic health coverage and poor dental health for children.
In simple terms: Inequitable health spending and outcomes.
Redirect resources to preventive care.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- insurance reform
- dental health initiatives
- elder care budgeting
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What reforms could balance spending?
- How can we improve children's dental health?
Political resistance to systemic change.