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In Reply to: Sicko...Moore's best film... posted by RGA on July 12, 2007 at 16:40:50:
It really tries to raise few good questionsHe does not even debate why US spends more money on health care than any other country in the world, but has 1/4 of the people uninsured. He discusses insured only. and question why even insured do not get care they deserve?
Did he choose things that suit idea he wants to express, of course, but he did not lie, (unlike our ... I do not even want to go there). He was careful not do involve political parties in to the movie, but to show how "health" companies operate. He gave examples and reference points to make us think (but as it was pointed out in the movie, does government wants us to have time to think with our heads).
As much as "clarkjohnsen" and "patrickU" are concerned, I wish that they experience the same great US health and overall benefit system my wife (and indirectly myself) experienced:
About 6 years ago my wife had started to experience pain (and some other symptoms, wont go in to details). HMO doctors could not, or did not want to, perform ultrasound examination since insurance would not pay it.
After several visits and about 2 months (which BTW together cost more than one ultrasound) we told doctor to give us in writing that she cant order/perform ultrasound because of the insurance, and that we will than pay for the exam. BUT, also that we will sue her as a doctor, and insurance, if there is something wrong. She got ultrasound. She was diagnose with cancer. It was caught fairy early so they operated with chances of long term survival of about 90% but after two surgeries and no chance for kids any more as a consequence.
However, doctor said if she had come month later her survival chance would be 20%. And one month earlier she would probably have one surgery, less invasive, and could have kids.
She went thru several months of chemotherapy working all the time except day of the therapy, but time she had to make up. She had to work or would loose insurance.
I will not even go in to cost issue (since most of it insurance could not weasel out, although they tried, they tried hard). Or issue of getting insurance once you had some illness.
So, "clarkjohnsen" and "patrickU", I really, with whole my hart, wish both of you experience the same.
Edits: 07/15/07
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- Have to agree. - Stale 08:14:56 07/15/07 (0)
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