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March 27, 2009 - 1:21pm -- webmaster

WWL: Healthcare in America

700,000 Americans go bankrupt each year partly because of medical bills
Published: March 27, 2009 - 1:21pm

As the worsening economy leads to massive job losses, the number of people without insurance is rising.

Coming up, Where We Live, we'll talk to FRONTLINE producer Jon Palfreman about his new documentary Sick Around America which you can see tonight at 9pm on CPTV. He traveled the country examining the nation's broken healthcare system and exploring the need for fundamental overhaul.

The documentary introduces us to people who’ve fallen through the cracks of the system – facing massive bills for illness that they thought was covered.

Join the conversation – what will it take to fix the health care system?