Analysis — An illuminating expedition to the world of the uninsured

By Wendell Potter

Lawmakers questioning the need for health care reform should check out this weekend's effort to provide free medical care at a Nashville hig

Excerpts from this story referencing "Remote Area Medical":

"… A few years after "Wild Kingdom" went off the air, Brock founded Remote Area Medical to deliver basic health care to people living in some of the planet’ …"

ANALYSIS: Doctors treating sick in Africa now aid U.S. uninsured

By Wendell Potter

Nonprofit's free clinics in Chicago and other U.S. cities illustrate health system failures - and need for reform

Excerpts from this story referencing "Remote Area Medical":

"… free clinics operated throughout the country by a nonprofit organization, Remote Area Medical. The group bills itself as “pioneers of no-cost health care.” Its volu …"

"… status or ability to pay,” it was clear from the long lines at the free Remote Area Medical clinic I was visiting that the medical, dental and vision needs of many pe …"

"… t from the medically neglected and isolated villages around the globe that Remote Area Medical’s founders had first envisioned serving a quarter-century ago.At the org …"

"… al insurance often lack dental and vision coverage.Stan Brock, who founded Remote Area Medical in 1985—initially to fly doctors in the U.S. to remote villages in South …"

ANALYSIS: Jokes from Justice Scalia mask grim reality of American health care

By Wendell Potter

Scalia's quips provide stark contrast with racetrack triage for thousands.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Remote Area Medical":

"… s northwest quadrant can hardly imagine.For three days beginning April 13, Remote Area Medical (RAM), an organization that flies American doctors to remote, third-world …"