I just saw the Michael Moore's documentary Sicko.Is the health-care situation in the USA really so horrible??
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If you feel that there are exaggerations or inaccuracies in the film please fill me in!!
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It is pretty poor compared to many other industrialized countries. However, one thing the movie failed to mention are the actual income tax rates among various countries. Someone has to pay doctors for their services. So, here are the rates:
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The United States averages around 28%, while many of the countries with universal healthcare are between 35 and 50%. Don't get me wrong, it's certainly worth an income tax increase. But the money has to come from somewhere. The US military budget seems like a better place than the citizens' own pockets.
The problem is it is a business, everybodys just out to make a buck, I think the hospitals and drug companies work together to make more money, I can almost guarantee there is cures for cancer and other terrible diseases, but if the cures were released the drug companies and hospitals would lose a ton of money.
I haven't yet seen the movie, but yes. The healthcare system in the U.S. is horrible beyond belief. Basically, if you are dying, and don't have the money in the bank to pay the bill, you can be denied treatment.
I believe there is 48 million people (at least) that do not have healthcare. There are senior citizens who have to choose between their prescription medications and groceries every week due to their grand expense.
Our health suffers. Many of us cannot go to the doctors to get preventative check ups, simply because we can't afford it. Therefore, our health gets progressively worse. We don't go to the doctors until we are practically dying because healthcare is just too expensive.
I love my country. However, it's a terrible situation we are in. Hopefully oneday soon, there will be a solution to this problem.
Michael Moore doesn't make documentaries in the normal sense of the word. There's no attempt at balance or objectivity, and not a lot at accuracy. He does have a way of making his point, though.
The health-care financing in the US is in a mell of a hess, but then there's no country in the world that gives its citizens unlimited health care. We just don't have a system for delivery. Instead, we have a hodge-podge of microsystems, and there are thousands of different insurance policies that have varying levels of coverage. It's confusing, and there's too much emphasis on methods of discouraging overuse of medical services. On the other hand, in certain areas there's the possibility of huge profits, and that generates billions of dollars in speculation on new treatments, so we do tend to have the very best of some very fancy treatments, while some relatively inexpensive and more cost-effective ones go to only a fraction of those who need them.
IT'S TRUE!!!!!!!!!! get me out of here!! Help!! I'm Trapped!
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