normally i appreciate his movies more than i actually like them, but ‘sicko’ is different.
it’s the best movie he’s ever made, and it’s his least partisan movie.
please go see it, especially if you or anyone you know has ever had any problems with an hmo or an insurance company.
that’s all i have to say.
well, no, actually i have a bit more to say.
in 1996 my mother went to her hmo complaining of persistent respiratory problems.
her hmo put her on antibiotics.
her respiratory problems continued for months and they continued to put her on antibiotics.
as background: my mother quit smoking in the early 90’s, but before that she had been a 2 pack a day smoker for over 30 years.
her hmo spent months and months not testing her for lung cancer because the tests were more expensive than antibiotics.
when they finally tested her for cancer they found that she had advanced lung cancer.
she died 9 months later.
the cancer would’ve been much more responsive to treatment if they’d tested her 4 months earlier when she first showed up complaining of respiratory problems.
but to save money they delayed giving her the tests that quite possibly could’ve saved her life.
that’s all i have to say.
and with that in mind i highly recommend ‘sicko’, and i sincerely encourage you to see it.
it’s great.
thanks,
moby
