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- 11 Jul 07
- 12:11 pm
Michael Moore starts conversations that need to be started, nationally. Why fault him for making a profit? It allows him to keep starting new, important conversations. I love Sicko. I have a lot of familiarity with the National Health in Britain. Okay, it is not so perfect as is portrayed in the film, but it is so much better than what we have here. In the UK, one knows one will get outstanding medical attention for a serious problem without questions about ones ability to afford it. Prescriptions are affordable. Yes, sometimes the National Health does limit the availability of certain …

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- 12 Jul 07
- 12:41 pm
whattheheck, In one film it is very difficult to address every nuance. Michael Moore gave a great overview. The MRI machines in Britain are strategically placed around the country. Your city of 150,000 having several machines does not mean those machines were fully utilized. Hospitals buy all the latest and greatest for competitive advantage and it raises costs astronomically. When all hospitals in a city work together to give you care, having one across town, is workable. Yes, some Canadians do trickle down, but the great majority don't. I understand the numbers are small and may indicate more a personality trait …

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