I personally have never really been a fan of Michael Moore. I find him to be an attention whore more than a fact teller. This piece is no different, but with a twist. He comes with easily checkable facts & lots of them.
Any American who watches this will (unless they are a CEO of an HMO) be appalled by what they see. Any person from Canada, United Kingdom, France or even Cuba who may see this will be thankful of the system they have in place.
The American health system has been openly criticized for a long time because they don't have Universal healthcare. After seeing the horror stories of the individuals in this story, including the deaths of people with "coverage" in the U.S. it makes me thankful for being a Canadian citizen.
Of course, you may say "well what do you know, you don't live here" & while this may be true, I have lots of family & friends who DO live in the U.S. who hate their system, have had problems themselves with their HMOs & on at least two instances I know of, have travelled back up here for their medical needs to be met.
The healthcare industry is shown to be frauds in this film. They are in my opinion, pathetic. If I were a Doctor in the U.S.A I would be ashamed to admit that was my profession after this story comes out, and if I worked for an HMO I would probably want to commit suicide after seeing the harm that you have caused undeserving people by denying simply basic medical coverage.
Michael goes to 4 countries with Universal healthcare coverage, including a longtime alleged nemesis Cuba. In all instances he finds that there is great medical coverage, FOR FREE. Ontop of that, medications are either free, or almost free compared to U.S.A. In Cuba a woman paid less than 5 CENTS for a medication that she was charged $120 for back home, while in Britain there is a $10 (approx) maximum charge on any prescription. In France, if you have a medical condition you are paid by the government & the employer to rest up. The myth of long lines to see a Dr. in Canada are blown away.
Simply put, this IMO is the most damning piece of film ever put together on the Americal healthcare system & frankly, it should make every American irate. It should certainly become a hot point topic for the 2008 elections & the American people should refuse to accept anything less than a comparable system to what we here in Canada have, what the British have, French have & Gasp, the Cubans have.
I might not like Michael Moore, but I respect him a lot after this film.
Any American who watches this will (unless they are a CEO of an HMO) be appalled by what they see. Any person from Canada, United Kingdom, France or even Cuba who may see this will be thankful of the system they have in place.
The American health system has been openly criticized for a long time because they don't have Universal healthcare. After seeing the horror stories of the individuals in this story, including the deaths of people with "coverage" in the U.S. it makes me thankful for being a Canadian citizen.
Of course, you may say "well what do you know, you don't live here" & while this may be true, I have lots of family & friends who DO live in the U.S. who hate their system, have had problems themselves with their HMOs & on at least two instances I know of, have travelled back up here for their medical needs to be met.
The healthcare industry is shown to be frauds in this film. They are in my opinion, pathetic. If I were a Doctor in the U.S.A I would be ashamed to admit that was my profession after this story comes out, and if I worked for an HMO I would probably want to commit suicide after seeing the harm that you have caused undeserving people by denying simply basic medical coverage.
Michael goes to 4 countries with Universal healthcare coverage, including a longtime alleged nemesis Cuba. In all instances he finds that there is great medical coverage, FOR FREE. Ontop of that, medications are either free, or almost free compared to U.S.A. In Cuba a woman paid less than 5 CENTS for a medication that she was charged $120 for back home, while in Britain there is a $10 (approx) maximum charge on any prescription. In France, if you have a medical condition you are paid by the government & the employer to rest up. The myth of long lines to see a Dr. in Canada are blown away.
Simply put, this IMO is the most damning piece of film ever put together on the Americal healthcare system & frankly, it should make every American irate. It should certainly become a hot point topic for the 2008 elections & the American people should refuse to accept anything less than a comparable system to what we here in Canada have, what the British have, French have & Gasp, the Cubans have.
I might not like Michael Moore, but I respect him a lot after this film.