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"Sicko" The Right Prescription For Health Care Reform
Posted June 30th, 2007 by James RowenI saw "Sicko," Michael Moore's latest documentary, last night, and it is a powerful film.
It's a good bet "Sicko" will do for health care reform what "An Inconvenient Truth" did for climate change: elevate and amplify the debate, and turn awareness into action.
While the health care industry complains that its side of the issue didn't get fair coverage (oh, poor Big Pharma and the managed care industries, whose commercials and political power are soooo inadequate), CNN finds that most of Moore's claims are accurate.
If nothing else, the documentary will leave viewers asking three questions:
1. How did we end up with the overly-expensive yet inefficient system we have?
2. Can we do anything about it if so many politicians take money from health insurance companies that maximize profits by routinely denying coverage?
3. And the big one, guaranteed to be the cause of churning stomachs as the film's credits roll:
I wonder if my insurance will really cover me when I need it - - or will I end up like the people in the movie who had insurance, only to have their claims denied?
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