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Escape fire : the fight to rescue American healthcare /

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Examines the U.S. healthcare crisis, citing demands for higher profits by the health care industry as the cause. Individuals tell of their experiences with the healthcare system. Health care professionals and other experts offer their opinions on the situation.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Roadside Attractions (Firm)
Other Authors: Held, Wolfgang, 1963- (director of photography.), Kelly, Chad, 1971- (composer (expression)), Moby (composer (expression)), Berwick, Donald M. (Donald Mark), 1946- (Commentator), Brownlee, Shannon (Commentator), Jonas, Wayne B. (Commentator), Nissen, Steven E. (Commentator), Weil, Andrew (Commentator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned.
Published: Sausalito, California : Ro*co Films Educational, 2012.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Medical care > United States.
Medical care > Corrupt practices > United States.
Health care reform > United States.
Patient advocacy > United States.
Health services administration > Corrupt practices > United States.
Pharmaceutical industry > United States.
Health services administration > United States.
Pharmaceutical industry > Corrupt practices > United States.
Services de santé > Réforme > États-Unis.
Patients > Droits > États-Unis.
Services de santé > Administration > Pratiques déloyales > États-Unis.
Industrie pharmaceutique > États-Unis.
Services de santé > Administration > États-Unis.
Industrie pharmaceutique > Pratiques déloyales > États-Unis.
Soins médicaux > Pratiques déloyales > États-Unis.
Atención médica > Estados Unidos.
Health care reform
Health services administration
Health services administration > Corrupt practices
Medical care
Medical care > Corrupt practices
Patient advocacy
Pharmaceutical industry
Pharmaceutical industry > Corrupt practices
United States
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:Examines the U.S. healthcare crisis, citing demands for higher profits by the health care industry as the cause. Individuals tell of their experiences with the healthcare system. Health care professionals and other experts offer their opinions on the situation.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video file (99 min.))
Playing Time:01:39:53
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13 (parents strongly cautioned; some material may be inappropriate for children under 13) for some thematic material.
Awards:Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2012 - Kathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human Rights
Heartland International Film Festival 2012 - Crystal Heart Award
Newport Beach Film Festival 2012 - Achievement Award
Ojai Film Festival 2012 - Best Documentary Feature
Silverdocs Documentary Festival 2012 - React to Film Social Issue Award
Sundance Film Festival 2012 - Grand Jury Prize
Production Credits:Director of photography, Wolfgang Held ; editor, Bradley J. Ross ; original score, Chad Kelly ; additional music, Moby.