SiCKO is being released on DVD...what do you think?

I have this movie preordered. I have written several letter to my governor on this subject. Most people who are ill informed thing people with medicaid get good medical care for free. My article who's really profiting shows that is not the case.
good medical care is something everyone should recieve not just the elite among us.

A must see. It is not a political film. It is a film about people.

I would love to see it. People have judged this on the basis of whether or not they like Michael Moore not the message of the movie itself.

I talked to one person who just went on and on about how horrible it was but then admited he hadnt even seen it he was just going off what he "heard".

I havent seen it.

Ok I just watched the trailer to this movie. I have got to see it!

Don't go see it Lori...we'll send you a copy! That means we have only 4 left!!

You're right Kay M., this movie is definitely not about politics. I know people who disagree with Michael Moore on many issues, but after they saw "Sicko" they were ready for a change in the system.

Thanks Jason.

Every Michael Moore film I've ever seen has changed me -- if only slightly.

Sicko is the most humane, the least pedantic of all of his films. Just as Holly and Kay say above, it's a movie about people. I loved it.

I have never sceen it. It sounds like it might be interesting. I mean if it is concerning medical care I need to watch it.

Michael Moore raises shines a light on important issues but his tactics leave me taking him with a large grain of salt.

I can't wait to see it too. I missed it in the theater, so as a healthcare worker, I am excited. I would love the opportunity to review the film from the viewpoint of someone who works in the industry.

WOW Donna...I think it would be AMAZING to have someone in the health care industry review the film!

If you get a chance, check out Garen Daly's article on SiCKO.

Jason,
The info is in your inbox, and Thanks again!!!!

I am a documentary filmmaker who takes a much different approach, though it is good that Moore is drawing attention to important issues. Just last week I participated in a program, "Move over Michael Moore: Take a Few Cues from Miss Tarbell," about the importance of getting your facts straight, keeping yourself -- and your preconceived opinions -- on the other side of the camera. I am anxious to see what Moore has done this time.

I can't say that I've liked every film Michael Moore has made, but I have always appreciated that he portrays a lot of real life scenarios in his films, and provides slants that the majority of the mainstream media miss or gloss over.

I ma glad that my sweetie, Donna F., is being sent a copy; that means I'll get to view it (and review it) too. I can't wait!!!

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I would love to see this movie and review it. I have no strong feelings about Moore either way, and would provide an unbiased opinion about the film.

I wouldn't waste my hard earned money on garbage like this.

I agree with Lisa G's answer, the man definatley needs some serious help getting his facts straight. And I'd appreciate it if Gather would move the ad for this video off of my "my gather" page I'm sick of looking at him.

I might have to rent it. I've never seen it, but I have heard of it.

I haven't seen it yet but intend to do so. There are only love him or hate him answers to the question of what one thinks about Michael Moore.

Of course, he's very far to the left. So far that he even turns off some Democrats but to me he has exposed the truth in every film endeavor he's ever taken.

This time he's taken on the health care industry. If this film is like his last films he will get much of his information correct but I'm afraid he will get many things wrong as has come out over the last year of so about his past films.

If he's a documentary filmmaker it's one thing. If he's turned into a propagandist then I worry if I will bother to watch another of his films after this one.

I really liked what he had to say in films such as Fahrenheit 9/11 when it first came out and I still enjoy Bowling for Columbine but my opinion of him is changing. My final decision will come after I watch SiCKO.

I definitely intend on watching this film! My husband and are are at odds on his views, so it's always nice to have a stimulation like this to further the debate. :o)

I would really like to review this film. I have been impressed my Michael Moore's films in the past. I really liked "Bowling for Columbine" and the one about President Bush. Moore is a very convincing film maker. I also like that he has a sense of humor.

I would love to see and review this film. I like the way he presents his subject in previous films with a little dose of sarcastic wit. But would be curious how he pulls this one off.

I would LOVE to see and review this film. I wanted to see it when it was in theatres, but couldn't get out to see it. Healthcare is a hot button issue in our household. As a Stay at Home mom, obviously I don't have employer-sponsored healthcare. And, my husband's company doesn't offer health care benefits to their employees. So, we were forced to purchase an individual health care plan on our own. We pay $300 per month for this horrible plan that will send us into bankruptcy if we ever have to go to the hospital. Our health plan has a $5000 deductible for hospital visits, we pay 40% of all lab work and x-rays, and $40 for each doctor visit.

Even though our current plan is horrible, it's better than going without coverage. Since we have a 2 year old son, that's just not an option.

I'm not sure that I think the government should pay for our health insurance in its entirety, but I do think that something needs to change soon in our health care system. Too many people are going without the medical care they need because they simply can't afford it. Too many employers are no longer offering health care benefits to employees because of the high costs.

I would love to see and review this film. I think that this will be a very eye-opening and interesting film.

I would love to buy the great souonding documentary, but my wife and I are too busy trying to get the funds to get our life systaining meds. She needs thoird stuff and I need the stuff that keeps me from gooing overboard with delutions....Just the other day, for the first time in my life (about two weeks ago and such and such time) for the secoound time in my life,,,the first time bothered me I stole a canday bar from my loco grociery store.

I should add as a rasing athiest, I would have insisted the the Divine words be removed from the room, or, at the very least notify the my Embassy that I am under arrest when and if you do so. Damn it....it was only a candy bar....list price was seventy five cents....

I hate Michael Moore. I think he has an inflated ego and he thinks he is begger than he is. He is a phoney and a fraud. He says he is proud to be from Flint and loves the city of Flint but has done nothing for it. I can't stand the site of the man .. his voice ... his face .. yuck .. nothing. He is an embarrassment to Michigan.

I met him once ... and I have seen his films ... he is a pathetic man. I would not waste my time seeing his new one. He is simply using the crisis in America to make himself rich. Shame on him.

Pick me! I wanted to see this, but it didn't play in my area.

Yeah, I saw a rip off copy (Which I didn't down load, only viewed). I know, naughty naughty! But, when it won't be playing where you live, and can't wait for the DVD....well you know.
Besides the point, this "Documentary" is terribly one sided, and doesn't tell about the American health care system, only points out its weaknesses. The porpoise of a documentary is to educate, not spread propaganda. How ever well executed this film is. It is total crap. The only one good doc Michel Moore has cranked out is Bowling For Columbine.

I am a Registered Nurse. My husband is a CRNA (Nurse anesthetist), all 3 of my children work in the health care field as does my daughter in law, needless to say I am very familiar with the health care side. I have worked for an insurance company (HMO) determining covered benefits for members. Something the public must understand is that your employer picks your benefits not the insurance company. The employer goes to the insurance company like you and I would go to the grocery store, with a budget (your monthly premium) in mind. They pick a office co-pay, and medication co-pay, lab coverage etc. If things are too expensive, they put them back and exchange them for something less expensive until they have the package they like.
As for the part in the film where Michael Moore interviews a Canadian and they tell him there is no wait for a particular surgery, I find that interesting. We actually admit patients to our facility from Canada, willing to pay cash because they can't afford to wait the time required for their particular surgery.
And the scene where After hearing that detainees in Guantanamo have access to free health care, Moore assembles a group of World Trade Center rescue workers to travel to Cuba in order to get the medical help they need for ailments they incurred in 2001. He just marches these people in, no VISA, just here, I'm making a film, wink, wink, can you help us? Where were all of the Cuban patients needing help? Did we just step on in? Healthcare doesn't just pay for itself no matter how you slice it. We could offer a different level of healthcare, one that is universal, but who decides when grandma is too old for heart surgery? Have you any idea how many $$ are spent attempting to save people physicians wouldn't give a 10% chance of living to. Do you want the government to decide if we save premature infants? Especially when this infant is yours? Be careful when you put the government in charge, you may lose more than you gain. Michael Moore brought to light some great things to discuss, but he never presented any solutions!!!

I don't care for Michael Moore. Even he admits he is full of it sometimes.
I won't be watching this one.

I would love to get a copy of this film to review. My situation is one that I hope nobody ever finds themselves in. After years of paying health insurance and being healthy as can be (never being sick or hospitalized), my company moved, and I was out of a job. No job means I could not afford COBRA insurance, so no insurance. Then, out of the blue, I have breathing problems, go to the quick care, get sent to the Emergency Room, and two weeks later end up having heart valve replacement surgery. With no insurance! I wouldn't wish this on anyone. All the years I paid for health insurance, taxes for Medicare and Medicaid for others was totally meaningless to me.

For those who argue that universal health care is not the solution, walk a mile in my shoes.

Michelle, SickO is a very good movie. Your comment seeming to attack the Canadian system is sort of off the point.

Rich Canadians also go to India to get surgery for 1/3 the price of the US, and statistically better outcomes, as well as a 5 star vacation. The point is that not everyone can afford it.

Michael Moore's solution is single-payer not-for-profit health care. The bill is before the house, it is HR 676 and if you want to do something useful, sign the petition to pass it here

Christine ... the story you tell I have a lot of sympathy for. I left a job at one point, and got COBRA. I thought it was a lot, $361/month. It lasted for 18 months and then poof, it was gone.

Then, instead of transferring me over in the same account, I was out of the former employers "group". First they said they would have to charge me triple, then they said they could not sell my insurance at all. I am a bit heavy, and I mean a bit, and my blood pressure is a bit high, but I run 4 miles almost every day. I am healthy as a horse and luckily did not have any medical problem during this time.

What I went through was bad enough. What you went through is the worst thing that can happen, and there is no reason you should have had to go without insurance or medical care or go bankrupt. and the thing is no one really understands these rules, I sure didn't.

When it hit me I emailed and called all my representatives who sent me back form letters. The President, the Government as well. This has got me totally steamed, this is not way to run a country. Michael Moore got this movie exactly right .. what kind of people have we turned into?

Andrew said:
> The porpoise of a documentary is to educate, not spread propaganda.

Well Andrew, let me suggest you go avail yourself of an education ... maybe flipper will teach you a thing or two.

I'm not much of a Michael Moore fan but I am concerned about our health care system, therefore I'll probably rent this instead of purchasing it. Just a slight difference really but I do think this movie has some good points to make!

I need to see it! Michael Moore brings to light disturbing info that we need to be aware of. With this exposure maybe it will be too difficult for politicians to sweep it under the rug.

k anne ... I have been dragged to some of Michael Moore movies and while I think sometimes he has a bit of a point, I have not liked his style or sensationistic approach. However when I went to see SickO it made a favorable impression on my because I know a lot of it is true, and while some of it was dramatic, I liked what Moore had to say and agree with it. However, I never defended Nixon for any time at all. ;-)

Susan, his "points" are all based on out right lies as always. The man is a pig.

i have not seen it yet but i do want to eventually-for the issues do indeed hit home

Moggy ... I know when I was unemployed my medical insurance was $361/month ... in the group of my company. That is me paying for everything, the whole cost.

Then when COBRA ran out, as a regular person, I could not just switch my coverage to me ... I had to re-apply. I am healthy man, a bit overweight, and marginal high-blood pressure. I cannot buy insurance. I had to spend hours filling out forms and sending checks in to these companies only to be told that they will not insure me. I run about 4 miles a day ... 3-6 times a week. So ... tell me that is fair. Tell me that makes some kind of sense.

What about people who are insured and the insurance decides not to pay their claim? What about the people such as k anne above you have bills that insurance will not pay totally more than an average worker makes in their lives?

I'd like to know what Michael Moore said that you think is a significant lie, or tell me what points he makes in this movie that you think are wrong?

I am curious as to why the ad on My Gather page says "DiSECT the American Healthcare System". Did you intentionally misspell 'dissect'?

I am extremely curious to see this movie. From what I have heard, it is a very one-sided view of the state of the health situation in the US. People here forget that the present situation was not created by the government, rather it was the numerous extremely greedy malpractice lawsuits, which drove the cost of malpractice insurance through the roof, in many cases, it forced physicians to close their private practice and become "employees" of a health care provider medical group.

Mr. Moore wants to convince people on the wonders of socialized medicine of other countries, yet he fails to mention how many people die waiting for an MRI, CAT scan and a hospital bed to become available for an emergency surgical procedure. Our culture is such that it expects and demands instant gratification, would not tolerate a system, which expects you to wait for even the simplest services or procedures, let alone a doctor's appointment. This of course would probably allow another Michael Moore the opportunity to trash the US for having a lousy government sponsored and administered health system. If Mr. Moore feels so strongly on the blessings of Canada's health care system, maybe he should consider moving his residence permanently to Canada. Would you trust any government to run and oversee your health insurance? "Remember FEMA."

Of course this is my opinion BEFORE watching the movie, maybe after watch it I may change my mind, so can I please have a free one?

Maria, if you saw the movie the current system WAS created by the government, under Nixon, through his support of Kaiser medical HMO - for profit.

You have a point about FEMA ... but remember that was Bush, another Republican, and the Free-Market crowd that wants anything government to fail so they can rush in with private industry and save it - for profit.

You can see many parts of this movie free if you go to Youtube if you really are so cheap you will not rent it. Having your eyes opened can be priceless.

Funny how you focus on just one aspect of my argument, and do not address the fact that socialized medicine is not a "cure all." Why should a government who already has a bad record in providing everyday services, would you or anyone leave your health issues for them to administer? It doesn't matter who is in charge, democrats or republicans, government run anything fails because of incompetence.

I may be too cheap to rent a useless, one-sided, pessimistic, get rich quick scheme like the video, but at least I have good medical insurance and you won't find me waiting around for the government to give me a handout.

Maria .... sorry I have let this article languish in the past.

You are right I did focus on your one aspect of your argument
trying to making the point that if you were not aware of this
aspect to health care, how and when it was created in its
present form you might want to be a bit more open minded.

I do not think socialized medicine is a cure all, but it will
start to be a treat all. The government is not bad at all
the things it does, and it is not only government that is
bad at some things and makes mistakes. Look at our
car makers. That issue is too complex to just say all
government is bad and leave it at that.

For 90% of illnesses and problems that would get most
of the people in the country whole and moving I think
the government could do that. Canada has an
interesting situation now. For people who have
enough money they can take trips to India to get
expert surgery for 1/3 to 1/2 the price. I think something
like this would be acceptable, and then perhaps
private insurers would still have a job, and could
stay in business by providing real value, with some
baseline competition, ie. the government.

The rest of your post is merely name calling and
trying to trash Moore's documetary so I will ignore
it.

great article