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What happens if you fall sick and are one of 47 million people in America without health insurance? Critical Condition puts a human face on the nation's growing health care crisis by capturing the harrowing struggles of four critically ill Americans who discover that being uninsured can cost them their jobs, health, home, savings, and even their lives. | Read the synopsis »

Premiere: September 30, 2008 at 9PM | Check Local Listings | Remind Me

"[The number of Americans without health insurance] is a huge crisis, but until it affects you, you aren't really aware of the consequences. It can cost you your job, your health, your entire life savings, your home, and as one of the subjects in our film experienced, even your life."
—Roger Weisberg

BASIC FACTS ABOUT THE UNINSURED

Get the facts about the uninsured in the U.S., health care spending and the consequences of lack of coverage. Read about governmental and national health care plans, the presidential candidates' viewpoints on health care and today's current legislation. »

STRUGGLING TO RECOVER

The lack of health insurance put Karen Dove, Hector Cardenas, Carlos Benitez and Joe Stornaiuolo in dire straits during Critical Condition. What has happened to the characters and their families since filming ended? »

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