Summary of a patient’s story
Notably, Michael Moore’s new movie “Sicko” describes various horror stories of the American citizens struggling to receive health services from the healthcare system. According to film, navigating the complex healthcare provision in the United States is indeed a challenge. The movie gives a comprehensive comparison of the universal coverage systems in countries such as France and Canada. Indeed, “Sicko” highlights various insurance horror experiences and serves as a serious condemnation of the U.S healthcare industry. Cynthia Kline is an explicit example or illustration of the broken system. After suffering an alleged heart attack while at home, she had hopes that her health insurance coverage would be instrumental in subsequent treatment processes. However, the casualty department at Mount Auburn hospital (casualty department) turned Cynthia away.
Furthermore, her attempt to seek an emergency catheterization treatment from a nearby hospital failed. Consequently, Cynthia succumbed to her condition within a few hours without receiving requisite care from the American healthcare facilities. Cynthia’s story is an illustration of the broken care system where millions more are struggling to seek necessary treatment. According to the movie, high number of patients seeking emergency treatments is an overwhelming experience or task among most of the hospitals’ casualty departments. In essence, Cynthia Kline was a victim of bureaucratic logistics facing the American healthcare system. In particular, the bureaucratic frustrations imply that healthcare personnel ignored Cynthia’s deteriorating medical condition resulting into her ultimate death.
The health problems facing the 9/11 first responders
Additionally, Moore questions the efficacy of the decision that involved taking a group of underinsured 9/11 rescue workers to seek advanced medical services in Cuba. Most of the identified rescue workers in the documentary could not access comprehensive insurance coverage and other important care processes in the U.S. In its illustration, the documentary (Sicko) offers a thought provoking, somber, and entertaining analysis of America’s health care crisis and possible solutions based on the Cuban system. The rescue workers in Cuba found a system that was more responsive to their healthcare needs that Moore recommends for the U.S system. In particular, the Cuban system did not tailor the provision of healthcare services based on the ability of the patients to pay or the extent of their insurance coverage. Moore takes a generous, courteous, and respectful approach towards the treatment of patients facing different ailments. Moore seems to be celebrating the successes of the Cuban healthcare system. Alternatively, Moore believed that the exemplification of the unique influence of cultural commitment towards the provision of competent and quality healthcare services could help the ailing U.S healthcare system.
Opinion on Moore’s arguments and criticisms of the U.S. healthcare system
I think that the Movie gave an explicit illustration of the country’s healthcare system and crisis. Unlike the arguments from the right-wing politicians, the movie “Sicko” does not provide anti-American rhetoric. I believe that the American corporate health insurance system is facing unnecessary bureaucratic logistics that makes it hard to receive quality and prompt healthcare services from different facilities. Nevertheless, I think that Moore’s primary focus on private insurance companies ignores the patient satisfaction derived from government-funded healthcare processes such as Medicaid. Nevertheless, I agree with Moore’s arguments and believe that the United States healthcare policies and system required radical reforms. In particular, I think that Moore’s criticisms of the U.S. healthcare system are reasonable. The country should encourage universal healthcare insurance coverage among other important Medicare programs.