Sicko (Part 3) A MUST SEE

The final installment. I have been mulling over my eventual return to living in the U.S. There are lots of factors that make moving back to the States more or less appealing. I miss my family and friends and want to get back into life there. Health-care is one of the main reasons I am skittish about going home. Taiwan is not a perfect place, but they do a few things very well, including health-care. Life is a lot less stressful when you don't have to be afraid of getting sick. Here are the final 4 clips from Sicko. Please check out michaelmoore.com to find out what he is up to.

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Feel free to leave a comment about your feelings. Any parts that you felt were particularly shocking or perhaps hard to believe? I look forward to hearing about how this film impacted you.

Sicko (Part 2) A MUST SEE

Parts 5-8 of the great documentary. Michael Moore has amassed an incredible amount of evidence showing why the U.S. needs to act now.

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Sicko (Part 1) A MUST SEE

Thanks to YouTube, I am able to post this remarkable narrative. It exposes many of the issues involved in a broken system, the health-care industry in The United States. It's investigative reporting at its finest. Please take the time and watch this if you haven't already. Watch it again if you have seen it, it's worth your time. The film is split up into twelve 10 minute segments. Each post will contain four portions.

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Sicko! continued...

In case any of you think Michael Moore is just an opportunistic, hate-monger, take a looksy at the last 15 minutes of Sicko. I can't imagine a better way to spend $12,000.

If this film doesn't anger and inspire you, it's time to hang up your skates and call it quits.

I never thought he could better his effort on "Bowling for Columbine"....I was mistaken.

Michael Moore, a true American patriot.

Sicko!

I finally got a chance to watch "Sicko", the health-care related documentary created by Michael Moore. Wow! What a fantastic examination of a system that is horribly damaged.

The film centers around those who thought they had adequate health-care. Those who faithfully paid into plans that were built to take advantage of the American public. Health-care in America is great, as long as you don't get sick.

Moore has managed to bring together several stories that will chill you to the bone. One that I found especially alarming is that of Doug Noe and his family...

Doug Noe's daughter, Annette, was 9 months old and losing her hearing. The doctors said she needed cochlear implants. His insurance provider, Cigna, approved an implant in one ear. They stated that an implant in both ears is considered "experimental". Not satisfied with this conclusion, Doug wrote Cigna a letter. In the letter he let them know that Michael Moore was in the process of making a documentary about the health-care/health insurance industry and he indicated that he was relaying his story to Moore. Brilliantly including a note asking if the CEO of Cigna had ever been in a film before...lol.

Not long after sending the letter to Cigna, his case was reviewed and the mega-insurance company approved implants in both ears.

Does it take blackmail to get these companies to do what we pay them to do?

I applaud Doug's effort. It's a shame he had to do it, but it worked.

I hope all of you out there get a chance to see this film, it's very well done. Also, perhaps this will be a wake-up call to our legislatures. It's time to fix this failing system. How strong can a nation be if we don't have reliable health-care?

p.s. Also, I am still reeling from the story of the woman in the car accident. She had to be taken to the hospital via ambulance. Her health insurance company didn't pay for the ambulance ride because it wasn't pre-approved...I still haven't figured out how she could've got pre-approval...

Michael Moore Vents His Spleen

Tell him Michael! The U.S. health care system is a mess. I have to give CNN credit for putting him on live, that's gutsy. Michael says what needs to be said. Listen up and enjoy some heat from one of America's true patriots.



Here is the piece that played prior to his interview, you can see why he is so fired up.