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SirMoby · 2007-06-18, 12:52 AM

I'm curious about your thoughts on the scenes in other countries. I've had some dealing with health care in a few other continents and while it was different it didn't seem bad. Certainly worth the price.

Bill · 2007-06-18, 02:32 AM

I've never had health care in a country other than the US so I have no experience to test it by.

I assume moore is presenting things in the best possible light, but the statistics and information seemed pretty striking.

The scene in cuba with the 9/11 woman sobbing to discover that the same medicine that cost $120 in the US cost 5 cents in cuba. And the cheering of the 9/11 workers by the hospital staff after the tests and treatments seemed over the top and probably contrived.

The scenes were from canada, the uk, and france - then the stuff from cuba.

I hate doctors and the health system in the US, so I imagine I'm biased.

The horror stories of the people who did have insurance, but were denied care for reasons that seemed entirely contrived and illegitimate, were pretty crazy. Crazy bad, crazy sad, crazy frightening.

2007-06-18, 12:52 AM	#1
SirMoby Jim? I heard he's a dirty pornographer. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 2,706	I'm curious about your thoughts on the scenes in other countries. I've had some dealing with health care in a few other continents and while it was different it didn't seem bad. Certainly worth the price.

2007-06-18, 02:32 AM	#2
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	I've never had health care in a country other than the US so I have no experience to test it by. I assume moore is presenting things in the best possible light, but the statistics and information seemed pretty striking. The scene in cuba with the 9/11 woman sobbing to discover that the same medicine that cost $120 in the US cost 5 cents in cuba. And the cheering of the 9/11 workers by the hospital staff after the tests and treatments seemed over the top and probably contrived. The scenes were from canada, the uk, and france - then the stuff from cuba. I hate doctors and the health system in the US, so I imagine I'm biased. The horror stories of the people who did have insurance, but were denied care for reasons that seemed entirely contrived and illegitimate, were pretty crazy. Crazy bad, crazy sad, crazy frightening.