Doctors volunteer to help Americans cut off from health care by the cost - 60 Minutes, 2026, 12:58 - https://youtu.be/d_Qkv_5D6-4?si=cDq_ZqLB1ghOPb6K
This 60 Minutes report examines the socioeconomic crisis of healthcare access in the United States through the work of the nonprofit Remote Area Medical (RAM). It illustrates how healthcare in the U.S. is often tied to employment or private insurance, creating a class of working poor who are effectively excluded from care. The patients featured demonstrate how physical trauma and the high cost of medical intervention can spiral into long-term financial and social marginalization. RAM, as an organization, also serves as a form of social capital, bringing together hundreds of volunteers from across the country while promoting community resilience.
From the video’s description: A nonprofit called RAM is bringing free health care to Americans who need it. Some patients wait days and sleep in their cars in order to get dental, vision, and medical treatment at RAM clinics.

