title: Health dominates in US campaign.
abstract: The future of health care in the United States has dominated the election campaign. Abundant evidence exists to demonstrate that the system is failing to meet the needs of the American people. Currently 33 million people - 12.8 per cent of the population - have no health care insurance. Twenty three nations have lower infant mortality rates than the US. In immunising infants against polio, the US ranks behind 16 other nations, including Mexico.