"John Q.: Health Insurance Film"

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In 2002's 'John Q.,' Denzel Washington's character takes a hospital hostage at gunpoint. Here's why

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Frida Ghitis: Gunman shot CEO of health insurance giant UnitedHealthcare . She says eruptions of public rage have shadowed the American health care system for decades .

She says cycle of outrage periodically turns on others in the health care industry as well.

Ghitis asks: Could the current wave of anger at health insurers will drive big improvements? She says the answer is probably a bit of all of this, but any change risks making situation worse.

Medical debt is exacting a fearsome toll on millions of Americans , KFF Health News' reporting has shown.

Advocates looking to harness public anger at the health care industry probably need to rethink favored solutions.

I don't know when we’ll see meaningful alternatives, but Hollywood ’s spin on the death of a health insurance executive is on the way.

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