Topic: Sicko Upate
plp's photo
Fri 07/20/07 11:35 AM
I have seen the film twice and I an now finding out that most of the items in his film aren't true.

I pay $ 93.00 a month for Medicare Part B, $ 133.00 for secondary insurance, and $ 12.50 for my RX plan. I also lived on a social security disability income of $ 1002.00 a month.

In his film Sicko, he shows Canada, Cuba, England and France as having a universal health care plan that is free or you pay for it, depending on the income, you make.

Also in the film he gives a web address so that Americans can merry a Canadian for Health Care?

He also shows that in France, a doctor comes to visit you and you get paid time off, a person comes to help with your child care and you live comfortable? Also that the government pays for your schooling.

If I were to move to one of those countries, except Cuba, and became a citizen, would my disability and medical be free?

I like to hear from the community members in those countries: " Does Michael Moore's film : " Sicko" show the truth about the United State Health Care System ( sucks ) vs. other countries or is this film not true?

How are Emergency Rooms and General Hospital care in your countries? In the United States, it depends on which state and city you live. If you had a choice between staying overnight, in your hospital or having same day surgery, what would do?

I live in a rural town of 1280 and we have a band aid hospital and a small medical group and the care is so crapy , I drive across the Oregon Border ( 13 miles) for better health care.

When you look at this thread, please see it if you were a disabled person getting social security and would you have it good ( not true! as I do )?


T00Lfan's photo
Fri 07/20/07 01:11 PM
Honest to god, I haven't seen the film. I won't until DVD. But just as a rule of thumb, though he might mean well, Micheal Moore is full of ****.


coco56's photo
Fri 07/20/07 01:13 PM
hi medical coverage here is free, but if you have cosmedic surgery its not

no photo
Fri 07/20/07 01:13 PM
I agree, Moore is pretty much just looking for attention.

Belushi's photo
Fri 07/20/07 01:17 PM
I gave my DVD copy to Alex ... I havent seen it yet, myself