Sicko

I really enjoyed the documentary Sicko. It made a huge impact on me. I have never been so touched by a film before. It made me so mad at the United States because in Canada and Europe are already covered by insurance. Even if you need to catch a cab or bus to the hospital you are covered. Women get a whole year for maternity leave and their job is still secure. The one that made me most upset is that childcare is like a dollar an hour and you pay by the hour not by the day. The documentary showed how the United States insurance rejects so many patients or clients even though a certain surgery or etc. may be needed. One story that touched me was the black man who was denied cancer treatment even though his wife tried fighting for him by taking it to the board and ended up dieing a week or two later. It is so sad how the firefighters and police men who helped in 9-11 now have different sicknesses now can't even get help. Michael, the filmmaker, even took some of them to Cuba to get treatment for free. I like how Michael went to Canada and Europe to interview people to show how good the health care really is over their. This makes me want to move out of the United States. I don't really want to stay in a place where they kick people out of the hospital because they can't pay for thier insurance. All they do is pay for their cab to take them some where else. I think this is a docutmentary that everyone in the United States should have to watch to see how unfair our health care system really is. So overall this documentary made a huge impact on my life.