Sicko

The U.S congress debates health care reform this summer (2009). The idea is to create a government health plan that will take all the unhealthy people off private companies' rolls and stick the taxpayers with the bill, so they can make even more money. Good time to watch Michael Moore's classic documentary on health care and get involved.

In Sicko, Moore explains to American viewers, through a series of anecdotes, that nearly every developed country in the world, and many undeveloped countries, like Cuba, all have universal health care provided by the government. He defies the critics lies through personal interviews with foreign nationals, who explain that there are few limitations on their health care because all doctors and hospitals are part of the same government plan. So they can choose to see any of them any time. The myth about long waits and limited options in such countries was contrived by the health insurance industry to combat health care reform in the 90s. Watch Sicko to find out what other lies they've been telling...