Michale Moore's latest documentary SiCKO is a documentary about the American Health Care system. IMHO this is one of most serious piece of work I have seen in recent times. This guy has a big mouth (according to those who actually have big ones) but I am glad there is someone like him who has the spine to speak out so strongly on subjects that matter. I have never needed the American Health Care but the blues of Private Health Insurance I believe is the same everywhere. Last time I got a private health insurance, was for a travel (coincidentally to US) and one of the terms of the insurance was that my insurance would be declined if I don't take the prior permission on their toll free call number before I need the healthcare. I always kept wondering how on earth I would be able to call a number if I happen to meet with an accident on the road with my body broken and if I am not able to, will they not cover my treatment ? And yes I saw the answer, one of the patients appearing in SiCKO actually had an accident in a head-on car collision and she couldn't make the call, and so were the Insurance company not able to pay the money.
I loved this work of Moore. He has also given some funny (though covering serious subject) and typical Michale Moore touches to the documentary. Post SiCKO release Moore appeared in CNN on a head-on collision track with CNN's medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, and if you want to see how a man looks when he speaks what he doesn't believe in, than look at Dr.Gupta's face when he counters Moore's points with loose and insignificant arguments.
One of the questions that Moore puts before Dr. Gupta is "you as a doctor, how do you feel when a patient is lying before you and you got to call up someone sitting in a cubicle 1000 miles away who doesn't understand a bit about medical care and take permission from him whether or not you should treat him ? " That's immoral, unethical and inhuman.
I loved this work of Moore. He has also given some funny (though covering serious subject) and typical Michale Moore touches to the documentary. Post SiCKO release Moore appeared in CNN on a head-on collision track with CNN's medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, and if you want to see how a man looks when he speaks what he doesn't believe in, than look at Dr.Gupta's face when he counters Moore's points with loose and insignificant arguments.
One of the questions that Moore puts before Dr. Gupta is "you as a doctor, how do you feel when a patient is lying before you and you got to call up someone sitting in a cubicle 1000 miles away who doesn't understand a bit about medical care and take permission from him whether or not you should treat him ? " That's immoral, unethical and inhuman.
(Watched on july 26th, 07)
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