Say what you like about Michael Moore, he's no dummy. He just plays one in the movies. Sicko, Moore's examination of the state of America's health care, may be his smartest film to date.
Democrats Abroad Mexico - Costa Banderas Chapter invites you to attend a screening of the Academy Award nominated documentary film Sicko by Michael Moore. When: Monday, May 12, 2008, 7:30 pm (film at 8 pm) Where: At the home of Paul Crist and Luis Tello, Manuel M. Dieguez #393, Penthouse 2 "Casa Cristello" in Colonia Emiliano Zapata, Puerto Vallarta, at the corner of Manuel M. Dieguez and Aguacate, one block east (inland) from the gasoline station and Hospital Medasist on the Carretera Barra de Navidad. Contact: 322-222-4793 (Hotel Mercurio, Paul's business) 322-294-1820 (Paul's cell phone) 322-223-4743 (Paul's home phone) A light buffet will be served and there will be a Cash bar to benefit Costa Banderas Chapter's Absentee Ballot - Voter Initiative 2008. About the Film: Sicko (2007) is an Academy Award nominated documentary film by American filmmaker Michael Moore that investigates the American health care system, focusing on its for-profit health insurance and pharmaceutical industry. The film compares the private-sector U.S. system with the socialized systems of Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Cuba. Sicko opened to positive reviews, but also generated criticism and controversy. Some policy specialists have praised the film while others have criticized the film for its positive portrayal of the publicly funded health systems of Canada, the United Kingdom and Cuba, and for its negative portrayal of the health care system in the United States.
Sicko (2007) is an Academy Award nominated documentary film by American filmmaker Michael Moore that investigates the American health care system, focusing on its for-profit health insurance and pharmaceutical industry.
Fifty million Americans are uninsured, and those who are covered (whom Moore states at the beginning are what the film is about rather than the uninsured) are subject to becoming victims of insurance company fraud and red tape. Interviews are conducted with both people who have been denied care who thought they had adequate coverage as well as former employees of insurance companies who describe cost-cutting initiatives that encourage bonuses for insurance company physicians to deny medical treatments for policy holders. Connections are highlighted between Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the lobbying arm of the largest drug companies in the United States, lobbying groups in Washington D.C., and the United States .
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