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US Medalist's Experience of Free Healthcare in Olympic Village Bolsters Case for Medicare for All | Common Dreams

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U.S. Olympic rugby player Ariana Ramsey became a viral sensation on social media this week .

She documented a series of free healthcare visits in the Olympic Village in Paris and became an advocate for universal care in her home country.

The Olympic Village polyclinic offers cardiology, orthopedics, physiotherapy, psychology, podiatry and sports medicine.

There were more than 25 million non-elderly uninsured people in the U.S. as of 2022 , according to KFF , a health policy research nonprofit. Even a routine pap smear can cost $125 to $250 for an uninsured person. U.S. spending on health care exceeds any other high-income country and yet its health outcomes are consistently the worst among peer nations..

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