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The majority of healthcare in the U.S. is for-profit.

Date: 2000

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At the turn of the 21st century, about 80% of managed mental health firms are for-profit, 80% of dialysis centers are for-profit, and 70% of nursing homes and home health companies are for-profit.

Meanwhile, 2 in 7 people have no health coverage at all, and the majority of the uninsured are people with children.