Hw 25 - Response To "Sicko"

The movie "Sicko" is not a story about people without health care, but about people with health care. Comparisons are being made throughout the entire movie between the universal health care of other countries, such as Canada, England and France; and the United States.  The film exploits how the U.S.'s health care companies operate for their own profit, by rejecting thousands of people for their health needs. "Sicko" also explores the societies' views on their health care along with their thoughts about other countries' health care systems.


Evidence: 
1) Michael Moore used the fact that health care companies paid political activists to stay quiet and stop advocating for universal health care. 
This is important for Moore's argument because it shows that health care companies are aware that they are operating for profit over the well being of the people they're insuring. They pay off the politicians who advocate against them to get rid of any threat before they can no longer handle it, such as Hilary Clinton; who was paid over $800,000 to stay quiet.


2) Moore used doctors as a piece of evidence for his claim. He used a doctor who testified that denying health care, gave him a bonus, and that the same was true for every doctor working at his hospital.
By using this evidence, Moore has direct evidence from a doctor who works for the very same government that denies universal health care. 


Moore's response on CNN was fueled by the fact that CNN itself has its own bias on the health care situation in America, and he was bringing up that they would of edited his interview to make them look better, and that he wanted an apology for CNN's criticisms on Moore's film "Sicko".


According to (Wikipedia.org) Dr. Sanjay Gupta's claim that America spends about $6,096 per person, per yea on health care, is not entirely correct, but very close. Wikipedia stated that in the same year as Dr. Gupta's claim (2007) America spends $6,714 per person, per year on it's citizens' health care. Moore's claim seems disproven, since he stated on the CNN interview that the number is well over $7,000. Both Moore's and Dr. Sanjay Gupta's claims were inaccurate, however Gupta's claim was closer to the number given on Wikipedia.


 Sicko by Michael Moore strongly shifted my views on illness and dying. Prior to watching the film, I've never thought about my health care, I knew I had it, but I never imagined what if I didn't? Or what about the many other people who don't have health insurance? The strongest concept that the film made apparent to me, was that our health care system in the U.S., is for profit, and that as Americans we need to be aware of this. It was an amazing insight to me, that people's lives can be in the hands of companies that want their money before they offer it to you, even if it'll save your life.