Sicko
The much anticipated (and for many, much dreaded) new documentary by Michael Moore premiered on Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival. And from the reviews that have been written, Sicko promises to cause much debate.
We all know Mr. Moore is very politically opinionated and is not a fan (to put it mildly) of the Bush administration and the corporations/pharmaceuticals that support (monetarily) those in Washington. However, as Mr. Moore says himself, the problems with the US healthcare system transcend all party lines -- after all, we all have health care problems. And let's face it, how many of us are happy with our health insurance or with the way the US health care system is? As mentioned in yesterday's posting, the US has a higher infant death rate than most other developed nations and ranks 45th in average life expectancy. How about the fact that about 47 million Americans are without health insurance – and those who do have it, are sometimes denied coverage for certain treatments/medications despite the fact they pay outrageous premiums?
In the film, two healthcare whistle-blowers say "The point of the system is to treat as few people as possible as cheaply as possible, and those who get ahead in the healthcare industry are those who find ever more devious ways to deny coverage. (For example, you can now be denied for certain preexisting conditions you didn't know about, on the premise that you should have known about them.)" (Salon.com)
Should have known about preexisting conditions? How would you even know unless you went to the doctor and had a series of tests performed (which you would think are covered under the health insurance you are paying high monthly premiums for)? It is these cases that Mr. Moore focuses on -- "the horror stories of middle-class working folks who believed they were adequately covered."
So what is Mr. Moore hoping to accomplish with this film?
"Moore is trying to rouse Americans to action on an issue most of us agree about, at least superficially." (Salon.com)
It is time we demand an end to the inefficiencies of our health care system. Let's make a statement by watching this film which opens in the US on June 29th!
Links to Sicko reviews:
"Sicko" (Salon.com)
Michael Moore Gets Ready to Rumble (Time.com)
Sicko is Socko (Time.com)
We all know Mr. Moore is very politically opinionated and is not a fan (to put it mildly) of the Bush administration and the corporations/pharmaceuticals that support (monetarily) those in Washington. However, as Mr. Moore says himself, the problems with the US healthcare system transcend all party lines -- after all, we all have health care problems. And let's face it, how many of us are happy with our health insurance or with the way the US health care system is? As mentioned in yesterday's posting, the US has a higher infant death rate than most other developed nations and ranks 45th in average life expectancy. How about the fact that about 47 million Americans are without health insurance – and those who do have it, are sometimes denied coverage for certain treatments/medications despite the fact they pay outrageous premiums?
In the film, two healthcare whistle-blowers say "The point of the system is to treat as few people as possible as cheaply as possible, and those who get ahead in the healthcare industry are those who find ever more devious ways to deny coverage. (For example, you can now be denied for certain preexisting conditions you didn't know about, on the premise that you should have known about them.)" (Salon.com)
Should have known about preexisting conditions? How would you even know unless you went to the doctor and had a series of tests performed (which you would think are covered under the health insurance you are paying high monthly premiums for)? It is these cases that Mr. Moore focuses on -- "the horror stories of middle-class working folks who believed they were adequately covered."
So what is Mr. Moore hoping to accomplish with this film?
"Moore is trying to rouse Americans to action on an issue most of us agree about, at least superficially." (Salon.com)
It is time we demand an end to the inefficiencies of our health care system. Let's make a statement by watching this film which opens in the US on June 29th!
Links to Sicko reviews:
"Sicko" (Salon.com)
Michael Moore Gets Ready to Rumble (Time.com)
Sicko is Socko (Time.com)
Labels: Cannes Film Festival, health insurance, healthcare, Michael Moore, Sicko
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