In Sickness and in Wealth of "Unnatural Causes" (video) This video documents some of the disparities and inequalities we are facing in the United States of America. The video is time stamped in 2008. At that time, 2 trillion dollars is being spent on healthcare and 47 million people are without healthcare. A couple of important questions are addressed. Firstly, Is inequality making us sick? and Why are we getting sick? This video mentions that lack of health insurance is not the cause of illness. It addresses other factors such as access to income, education, and social determinants of health to be some of the main causes of illness. Per the Louisville, KY study, living in a more affluent area allowed a greater life expectancy, more resources to manage stress, ability to buy healthier food, access to child care, and opportunity for vacations. Social gradients of disease were mentioned. The top tier has better health and the bottom tier has worse health and excess d