Can hardly wait for the latest Michael Moore film. It is really going to get people talking. From Cannes:
Moore’s documentary “Sicko” – a ferocious attack on the U.S. health care industry – is the talk of the film festival, and he is hot property. …
… Much of “Sicko” consists of moving testimony from Americans who have suffered at the hands of insurance companies, drug firms and HMOs. That includes a mother whose daughter died because the nearest hospital could not treat her, and a man who was told the cost of reattaching his two severed fingers would be $60,000 for the middle finger and $12,000 for the ring finger.
Several interview subjects died before the film was completed.
“It was pretty somber working on this film,” Moore said. “We just kept thinking, the only reason this person is dying is because they hold American citizenship. If they lived in Canada or Britain or France, they’d have a chance.”
“Sicko” has been rapturously received by audiences and critics at Cannes, where it is screening out of competition. Moore’s last film, the President Bush-bashing documentary “Fahrenheit 9/11,” won the festival’s top prize, the Palme d’Or, in 2004.
Americans have been BSed into believing they have a better health care “system” than Canada.
Not so.
It’s time Americans learned the truth. Theirs is only the better system for those who have private coverage.
Unfortunately, I believe the Canadian socialist system is doomed, long term. The American model would be better IF ONLY they truly had a free enterprise system. They don’t.
Decisions are made in the USA based on the demands of the pharmaceutical lobby and other such money grubbing scum.
Of course Michael Moore is somewhat discredited as some of his past movies have been less than “on the level”. He’s manipulated the facts at times, unnecessarily I think. His stories are so important that no tricky editing is needed.
Moore should study my favourite documentary to learn how to put one together correctly.
Rick McCharles 
As a Canadian living in the US WITH private insurance paid for by my company, I can tell you that my experiences with health care have been outstanding…for the most part. The treatment and care have been stellar. But the headaches regarding insurance, prior authorization, and resolving disputes are a pain in the ass. But the bottom line is that the care I have received is simply better. I have received faster treatment, better quality care, more thorough follow-up. The ten dollar co-pays are of no consequence to me. I gladly pay it to receive the treatment I have. If you have no insurance however, it must be a nightmare.
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