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Michael Moore's Sicko Review - a Documentary of the "sickening" Health Care System in America!

There couldn't be a better word to describetime the little girl did arrive to the HMO's
Michael Moore's latest film "Sicko".affiliated hospital, the little girl
Traveling through the health care world inMychelle,  was  pronounced  "expired."
the United States brings on a new era of
realization of how "Sickening" the healthMichael Moore also takes note of other
insurance  industry  of  America  really  is.countries health care systems compared to the
American system and profiles countries such
Almost 50 Million Americans live withoutas Canada, England, and France - all which
health insurance in America. As bad as thatprovide  a  free  health  care  system.
is, some insurance companies make it
extremely difficult to get any insuranceIn Canada, they can give their thanks to
claims at all for the rest of the 250 millionTommy Douglas, who implemented the universal
Americans that do have health insurancehealth care system, known as the Universal
coverage.Medicare  Legislation  created  in  1961.
Sicko, documents a case where a man hadIn England, they have the NHS - National
accidentally sawed off two of his fingers,Health Service, which provides the majority
the index finger and the middle finger. Whenof healthcare in England, from general
the man was taken to the hospital, he waspractitioners to hospitals, long-term
given a choice - sew back the index fingerhealthcare, dentistry and ophthalmology .
for $12,000 or sew back the middle finger forFounded in 1948 it has become an integral
$60, 000 - his choice was to keep his indexpart of British society, culture and everyday
finger, and keep a place for his sacredlife.
wedding  ring.
In France, they have a system which offers
This is not an uncommon story in the Americanunlimited sick days, vacation time starting
health insurance industry, as Sicko depictsat 4 weeks, and to top it off, free nurse and
that health insurance companies will donanny care for new mothers. France was also
whatever it takes to deny a recipient benefitgiven the title of "best health system in the
claims.world" by the World Health Organization (WHO)
in  June  2000.
Another example from Sicko is of a child who
was taken to the nearest hospital, after herWhy is it that countries like Canada, England
high fever of 104 would not come down. Whenand France are able to offer their citizens
she and her mother got to the hospital, theyfree health care, and be so generous and
were informed that their HMO, Kaiserkind, and then on the other side, the
Permanente, would not cover the little girlsAmerican system being so cruel and
health treatment costs, and that she has tocold-hearted?
be taken to a hospital that is affiliated
with their HMO Kaiser Permanente. AfterSicko, explores the tragic and failing health
arguing and desperately pleading with thecare system in the United States of America,
hospital to treat the child there, and notand can be viewed nationwide hitting the box
transfer her to a different hospital, by theoffices on June 29th, 2007.



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