HW 25

Sicko Precis:  


  Here in the U.S our health care is based off of profit rather then care. Since it is run by private ownership, maximizing profit is the biggest incentive. Almost 50 million Americans are uninsured and those who are insured are often victims of red tape and fraud. This is so because every one in the U.S sees themselves as the "lone cowboy". This is in contrast to other countries like France and Britain where they treat people regardless of there condition and they do not charge you, following the saying " we should live in a world of we instead of me".


Evidence: One point that Micheal Moore tries to prove from the movie is that the U.S has a healthcare system is corrupting our government this is seen in the following topics on which he spoke:


*Hillary Clinton was going against the health care system by trying to get the government to pass a universal healthcare bill, after being defeated by the HMO's they then became Hilliary's biggest supporter.


*Edward Keiser presented his "privatized health care system" to president Richard Nixon that boasted "all the incentives are towards less medical care, the less care you give them, the more money you make." The following day, President Nixon called for a "new national health strategy."


Response:
 I always thought that the U.S was had the best healthcare, due to the fact that it is such a powerful nation. It was shocking to hear that we are number 37 in the healthcare ranking. One would think that since The U.S was a superpower it would at least have a healthcare system which is half as good as other countries but this is not the case. Something I found interesting in the movie was the way people are viewed by the industry, as things to make a profit off of rather then people with feelings   They’re having nutty debates about who’s going to mandate how many people,” Moore said. “We’re not cars,” he quipped. The basic idea is that healthcare, the quality of life of the citizenry, is a responsibility and duty of the state. It is comparable to a basic need of the people like primary schools, libraries, universities - all of which have public funding. Healthcare is no different, and it is as important. The idea of insurance companies is mainly to reduce their cost, to hold back money, to avoid paying up. Obviously such a system can in no way guarantee the best measure of healthcare for the average individual out there who isn't a millionaire.